Ashburn Health Inspections: Cockroaches, Dirty Ice Machines

ASHBURN, VA — Several facilities around Ashburn recorded violations during health department inspections from Oct. 12 to Oct. 18.

Most COVID-19 restrictions around the state have relaxed, so health inspectors are returning to conduct some restaurant inspections in person. However, some visits, such as those for training purposes, can be conducted virtually.

Violations at restaurants typically focus on factors that can contribute to food contamination. The local health department can also perform a re-inspection to ensure that possible violations have been corrected.

For every observed violation, the inspector provides a specific corrective action that can be completed to rectify the violation. Sometimes these are simple, and violations can be corrected during the course of the inspection.

Here are the most recent restaurant inspections in the Ashburn area, according to the Loudoun County Health Department.

• Sunrise @ Countryside, 45800 Jona Dr Sterling, VA 20165
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed accumulation of food debris in 2 of the microwaves.
    • Observed Wiping Cloth in bucket containing sanitizer at 0ppm used to clean countertops in the main kitchen.
    • Observed ice bin in the second satellite used to store ice (transported from main kitchen downstairs) to have slight accumulation of food/other residues.
• MOD Super Fast Pizza, 19855 Belmont Chase Dr #125 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 1
    • Facility did not have a way to measure the temperature of the high temperature dishwasher.
• Wendy's #6649, 24310 Liberty Harvest Court Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 1
    • Employee observed handling phone, continued working without washing hands.
• Chick-Fil-A (Terminal D), 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 1
    • Cut tomatoes, cut lettuce and cheese registered at 67°F in sandwich prep cooler in kitchen. Said unit observed turned off. Said food had been in said unit for more than 2 hours.
• DC Craft Brews, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 5
    • Handwashing facility in the kitchen next to the mop sink observed without paper towels.
    • Grilled chicken registered at 87°F on food prep table in kitchen. Said food was cooked an hour ago and was being held there till the ordered to be served.
    • Turkey, ham, cut tomatoes, roast beef and cheese registered at 44-45°F in top section of two door low boy refrigerator. Said section of the unit observed left open.
    • Sanitizer test for the dishwasher at the bar not provided.
    • Handwashing facility next to the mop sink observed slow to drain.
• Potbelly Sandwich Works (D14), 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 2
    • Handwashing facility in the rear food prep and dishwashing area observed without soap.
    • Chicken salad, cut tomatoes, cooked eggs and sausages registered at 46°F in to section of low boy drawer refrigerator. Said unit registered operating at 48°F.
• Bar Symon, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 2
    • Cheese, sliced tomatoes and cut leafy greens registered at 45°F in top section of lowboy refrigerator. Said section observed left open during rush hours.
    • Sanitizer test strips not provided for the chemical dishwashers at the kitchen and at the bar.
• Homewood Suites Continental Breakfast, 44620 Waxpool Rd Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 5
    • At time of inspection the person that was in charge could not provide an employee health policy, no sanitizer available at 3-compartment sink, and no testing device for dishwasher.
    • There should be available a means to verify that food employees have been trained on the signs symptoms of foodborne illnesses and who to report to.
    • Observed the white nozzles of the juice machine with a build up of juice.
    • There was no available way to sanitize other then the high temperature dishwasher.
    • Facility does not have a maximum temperature registering thermometer or other means to verify that the dish machine is sanitizing.
• OXUS7, 20937 Ashburn, Rd #125 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed kavurma date marked 8/6 and egg plant with a date mark of 9/24.
    • Observed rice scoop stored in water at 85F.
• Carolina Brothers Pit Barbecue, 20702 Ashburn Rd Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed raw shell eggs store over ready to eat foods.
    • Observed beans cooling in 2 door reach in cooler tightly cover with foil.
    • Observed brown sugar store on the floor.
• All American Steakhouse (The), 43145 Broadlands Center Plaza Ashburn, VA 20148
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 3
    • A pan of mashed potatoes observed not properly cooled (46F) to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. The pan of mashed potatoes was saved from the previous night in the low boy cooler next to the microwaves.
    • Improper methods used to thaw reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) raw tuna steaks. Tuna observed left in ROP state for thawing under refrigeration.
    • Employee personal belongings- purse, jackets, backpack observed stored in dry storage prep area handing over dry storage food containers.
• Trailside Middle School, 20325 Claiborne Pkwy Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 3
    • The hot water sanitizing dish machine was observed with a high recording thermometer reading of 154 F after the thermometer was ran through the dish machine 5 times. The sanitizing temperature on the thermometer needs to be at least 160 F to sanitize food contact surfaces.
    • The concentration of quat sanitizer in the container in which the internal temperature measuring thermometer was stored was observed over 400 ppm. The concentration was too high.
    • The kitchen manager stated they used the last of their sanitizer test strips this morning and was out at this time.
• Grill Kabob, 21100 Dulles Town Cir #240 Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 9
    • Person in charge is not ensuring that cold holding temperatures are being monitored, that the time is recorded that TCS food items on time control are removed from cold holding, employee handwashing is not being monitored, documentation for food items on time control is not complete.
    • Facility does not have written procedures for the cleanup of vomiting or diarrheal events.
    • Employee touched personal items and continued working without washing hands. Employees observed changing gloves without washing hands when hand washing was required.
    • TCS food items in the walk in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures. No temperature control or time control plan provided for salad ingredients.
    • Food prepared by the facility and kept longer than 24 hours is not date marked for disposition.
    • No time control procedure established for the gyro meat.
    • Time control plan for boxed salads is not being followed.
    • Observed cockroaches and evidence of cockroaches under the 3 compartment sink, under the shelves located between the grill line and the door to FOH, under the grill, and in cabinet located beside stand up refrigerator in the FOH.
    • Employee observed wearing bracelets while preparing food.
• Countryside Pizzeria & Grille, 128 Edds Lane Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 1
    • The facility does not have the correct testing strips for Chlorine that is used to sanitize food contact surfaces at the three basin sink. Mistakenly have strips for Quat Ammonium.
• Yen's Cafe, 43490 Yukon Dr #113 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 3
    • Handwashing facility in the kitchen observed without paper towel.
    • Date marking not provided to several containers of cooked chicken, noodles and rice in the walk in refrigerator. As per the Person in Charge (PIC) said food was prepared two days prior.
    • Sanitizer test strips not provided for the chemical dishwashers and three compartment sink at the kitchen and at the bar.
• La Petite Academy, 211 Edds Lane Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 12
  • Total violations: 2
    • The reach in cooler is operating at improper cold holding temperatures. Milk 45F, shredded cheese 43F, sour cream 44F.
    • A container of pizza sauce with a date marking of 9/9/2022 was found stored in the reach in cooler.
• Ashburn Village Inn Tap & Grill, 20020 Ashbrook Commons Plaza #117 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 12
  • Total violations: 2
    • Chemical dishwasher at the bar not sanitizing adequately after wash and rinse cycle.
    • Pico de grano and cut lettuce registered at 47°F in top section of low boy refrigerator in kitchen. Said unit was left open during lunch.
• Executive Inflight Catering, 45025 Aviation Dr Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 12
  • Total violations: 1
    • Raw red meat holding over melons in walkin cooler.
• The 1757 Golf Club, 45120 Waxpool Rd Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 12
  • Total violations: 7
    • When asked, the Person in Charge was not able to provide verifiable documentation that all staff have been trained on employee health policy.
    • The Atlantic salmon is served cooked to order and there is no indication on the packaging that the fish is aquacultured or frozen for parasite prevention or destruction purposes.
    • All animal food items served undercooked are not disclosed by being asterisked to the reminder footnote (seared ahi tuna).
    • Test kits are not available for each chemical sanitizer used in the facility - chlorine test strips not available for the bar glasswasher.
    • The facility has no means to verify that the high temperature dish machine is sanitizing.
    • There is no sanitizer being dispensed by the bar dish machine (sanitizer tested at 0 ppm and the container was empty) and there is no visual means to verify that sanitizers is being dispensed or visual or audible alarm to signal if sanitizer is not being delivered.
    • The interior ceiling of the ice machine bin is noted in need of cleaning.
• Bebop, 20630 Ashburn Rd #172 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 12
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed food stored on the floor of the walk in cooler.
    • Observed wet wiping cloth on prep cooler cutting board.
    • Observed a build up of greased that was dripping off the vents in the hood system.
• Sterling Elementary School, 200 Church Road West Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 12
  • Total violations: 3
    • When asked, the Person in Charge was not able to provide verifiable documentation that all on-duty staff have been trained on employee health policy.
    • Sanitizer probes are not being sanitized, the liquid in the sanitizer cup is less than the required minimum of 200 ppm quat.
    • The liquid in the sanitizer sprayer is not compliant with 40 CFR 180.940 in that the quaternary sanitizer is testing above 500 ppm.
• Vocelli Pizza, 20630 Ashburn Rd #183 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 12
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed employee food items stored improperly. Raw shelled eggs stored over facility small blue cheese containers and raw chicken stored over package of cheese.
    • Observed blade of can opener with coating peeling off at the tip of the blade.
    • Observed cutting board with heavy scratching and scaring.
    • Observed on the shelf of prep table under the holder for pizza pan with a build up of flour.
    • Observed a large quantity of employee food items being stored in a variety of places in the walk in cooler.
• Rubino's Pizzeria, 43170 Southern Walk Plaza Ste 110-114 Ashburn, VA 20148
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 1
    • The low temp dish machine is sanitizing at less than 10 ppm. Wares are not getting properly sanitized after cleaning and before use.
• Habit Burger Grill, 19855 Belmont Chase Dr #175 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed roasted cauliflower cooling in a metal container with a lid.
    • Observed a small cutting board with heavy scratching and scaring making it not easily cleanable.
• Neighbors Sports Bar & Grill, 42882 Truro Parish Dr #105 Ashburn, VA 20148
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 1
    • The following food items observed improperly date labeled, exceeding the appropriate discard date: Pork, BBQ sauce, empanadas, pork sauce.

The following facilities did not record any violations:

• Madison's Trust Elementary
• Subway Z Gate
• Belmont Station Elementary
• Dominion High School Outdoor Concession
• Dominion High School Indoor Concession
• Chick-Fil-A
• Daybreak and Nectar
• Farmwell Station Middle School
• Dominion Trail Elementary School
• Chipotle Mexican Grill #781
• Newton Lee Elementary School
• Pizza Hut #37450
• Scotto's Rigatoni Grill
• Bourbon Bayou Kitchen
• Cedar Lane Elementary School
• McDonald's
• Harris Teeter # 284 Starbucks Coffee
• Choolaah Indian BBQ