Ashburn Health Inspections: Moldy Mushrooms, Mouse Droppings

ASHBURN, VA — Several facilities in the Ashburn area recorded violations during health department inspections between Oct. 18 and Oct. 24.

COVID-19 restrictions around the state have disappeared, so health inspectors conduct most 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.

• Gumagumalu Kitchen, 506 Shaw Road #331 Sterling, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 6
    • Cooked eggplant and mushroom in the two door reach in refrigerator observed with mold growth. As per the person in charge (PIC) said food has been in said unit for four days.
    • Unwrapped or uncovered food in the shelves during storage. Facility shall store food in air tight containers in shelves.
    • Raw animal food stored over vegetables in the refrigeration unit in that trays of raw marinated chicken and fish observed placed on top of vegetables on the shelf in walk in refrigerator in kitchen.
    • Date marking not provided to prepared temperature control for safety (TCS) food such as cooked paneer biryani, cooked vegetables in two door reach in refrigerator. As per the PIC said food were prepared four days prior and being held in the reach in refrigerator.
    • Few mice droppings observed on shelves and in dry goods storage room. As per the person in charge (PIC), the facility provides regular pest control treatment.
    • Several unused old equipment observed dirty with debris, dust, mice droppings and dead flies in and on them.
• Sunrise @ Countryside, 45800 Jona Dr Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed the wall in the corner of the dry storage area to have fallen apart/collapsed inside of itself and the floor to be buckling in the Walk In Cooler.
• Montessori Kid's Universe, 20108 Ashburn Village Blvd Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 1
    • Facility doesn't have the proper test strip to check the sanitizer solution.
• La Petite Academy, 20110 Ashburn Village Blvd Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 1
    • Jelly and marinara sauce can observe with dent on the edge of the can.
• Rupa Vira's The Signature, 21760 Beaumeade Circle Ste 120 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 3
    • Chemical spray bottle observed without the proper labeling. All working containers of toxic materials should have a label with the common name of the material in it.
    • Sanitizer solution stored on the kitchen counter. Avoid storing sanitizer on the kitchen counter to prevent possible food contamination.
    • Two boxes of samosa observed thawing on the kitchen counter. Thawing should be done in the walk in cooler overnight.
• Dosa Grill, 24680 Dulles Landing Dr #135 Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 5
    • Bowl used as scoop in coconut sauce and bulk food items (ready to eat). Provide scoop with handle. Ready to eat foods cannot be handled with bare hands. Ready to eat foods cannot be handled with bare hands. Instructed staff to use scoop with handle, gloves, tongs, or other suitable utensil to handle ready to eat food to prevent contamination. Employee removed scoop without handle and provided scoop with handle.
    • Observed raw meat over mango sauce stored over ready to eat food in cooler. Prevent potential cross contamination by not storing raw animal foods over ready to eat foods. Store raw animal foods in a manner that prevents cross contamination. Employee relocated food to protect from cross contamination. Observed several food items stored uncovered in cooler. Prevent potential cross contamination by not storing raw animal foods over ready to eat foods. Store food so that it is protected with covers or wrappings. Employee covered foods to prevent contamination.
    • Observed potatoes hot holding at improper temperature (122F). Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods must be hot held at 135F or above to prevent growth of harmful bacteria. Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods must be hot held at 135F or above to prevent growth of harmful bacteria. Employee rapidly reheated food to 165F and placed in hot hold unit at proper temperatures.
    • Ready to eat time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods held over 24 hours are being kept past their consume by dates labeled on the containers. Ready to eat TCS foods must be discarded after the consume date. Employee discarded food items.
    • Observed time/temperature control for safety foods (TCS) not properly dated for disposition. Multiple foods not labeled. Ready to eat TCS foods held over 24 hours must be date marked with either made on date or date the food item must be consumed not to exceed 7 days. Ready to eat TCS foods held over 24 hours must be date marked with either made on date or date the food item must be consumed not to exceed 7 days. Manager had staff label these items.
• Oriental Express, 45665 Church Road West Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed raw meat stored over ready to eat food in cooler. Prevent potential cross contamination by not storing raw animal foods over ready to eat foods. Observed several food items stored uncovered in cooler. Prevent potential cross contamination by not storing raw animal foods over ready to eat foods.
• AMC Theaters Loudoun II, 43751 Central Station Dr Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 19
  • Total violations: 2
    • Employees and conditional employees are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities if they are suspected of causing, or being exposed to a confirmed disease outbreak caused by Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi), Salmonella (nontyphoidal), Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
    • None of the ceiling lighting fixtures work in the kitchen.
• Bracket Room, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 19
  • Total violations: 8
    • The person in charge is unaware that both dish machines are not sanitizing in the facility, was not aware of how the sanitizer test strips are used for said dish machines, and did not know proper cold holding and hot hold temperature requirements for TCS (time temperature control for safety) foods,
    • Open drink cup improperly stored on the clean plateware shelf in the kitchen over container of chips.
    • EHS observed a knife stored in between two low boy coolers (table top prep units). This area is a hard to reach area for cleaning and sanitizing. The prep tables are fixed units. The employee took the knife and started slicing an avocado for a salad. Foods shall only come into contact with equipment and utensils that have been cleaned and sanitized.
    • Both low temperature dish machines in the facility sanitizer concentration registered at 0ppm when tested. Wares not sanitized after cleaning and before use.
    • TCS foods hot holding at improper temperatures at the line stove. Employees are placing containers of TCS foods on a sheet tray over the stove for easy access during the lunch rush. TCS foods registered at- burgers 100F, Philly steak beef 107F, chicken breasts 108F cooked onions 100F.
    • This is a repeat violation. The menu is printed without a consumer advisory disclosure and reminder. The burger on the menu is cooked per the customer's request and undercooked fried eggs are also offered per the customer's request.
    • Improper methods used to thaw Reduced oxygen packaged salmon. Salmon left in the reduced oxygen packaging at refrigeration temperatures.
    • Facility was not able to locate sanitizer test strips for the low temperature dish machine. Food employees unable to test sanitizer concentration at the low temperature dish machines.
• Carolina Brothers Pit BBQ, 20702 Ashburn Rd Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 19
  • Total violations: 8
    • Observed corn bread that was not covered in the back on a prep table. Ready to eat foods should be cover from cross contamination. Person in charge (PIC) covered the corn bread.
    • Observed can opener blade that is dull and dirty. Food contact surface should be clean to touch and sight. The can opener blade needs to be replaced.
    • Observed improper hot holding temperature of pork ribs in warmer (125). Hot holding foods need to be at 135F or above if under 135F it will need to be reheated to 165F. PIC reheated the pork ribs to 183F.
    • Observed hard salami that its best by date was 10/12/23. The date marked by food establishment should not exceed a manufacturer's use by date if the manufacturer determined that date based on food safety.
    • Observed Cole slaw that was tightly covered during cooling process (45F). To help with the cooling process the container needs to be loosely covered or uncovered. PIC uncovered the coleslaw to help the cooling process (41F).
    • Observed rusted shelves in walk in cooler, rusted bottom shelf prep table and dirty ice guard in ice machine. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.
    • Observed three compartment sink and there is no cold water. Plumbing system should be maintained in good repair.
    • Observed floor in the walk in cooler not in good repair and had water on the floor. The physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair.
• Robeks Fresh Juices and Smoothies, 43145 Broadlands Center Plaza #117 Ashburn, VA 20148
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 19
  • Total violations: 1
    • There is no available Quaternary sanitizer in sanitizer sink being used to wipe down equipment/sanitizing food surfaces after washing. Sanitizer is reading 0 parts per million. Maintain 150-400 parts per million Quaternary Ammonia sanitizer for proper sanitization. Food contact surfaces shall be properly sanitized after washing. Maintain 150-400 parts per million Quaternary Ammonia sanitizer for proper sanitization. Employee remade sanitizer and is currently 200 parts per million.
• Santini's Ashburn, 44640 Waxpool Rd Ste 125 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 19
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed raw shell egg and beef patty stored over ready to eat food in cooler. Prevent potential cross contamination by not storing raw animal foods over ready to eat foods.
    • There is no sanitizer available at the three compartments sink to sanitize the kitchen utensils.
    • Observed time/temperature control for safety foods (TCS) not properly dated for disposition. Foods not labeled include: diced cooked chicken, tomato, deli meat. Ready to eat TCS foods held over 24 hours must be date marked with either made on date or date the food item must be consumed not to exceed 7 days.
    • Cooked pizza for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    • Chemical bottles such as bleach stored above the disposable plastic bowls.
• Wing Stop #709, 21430 Cedar Dr #108 Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 19
  • Total violations: 2
    • When requested, the establishment was only able to produce one copy of an employee health reporting form (1B) signed by an employee. Establishments must have verifiable means that all employees have been trained in the signs and symptoms of food borne illness and how to properly report them. These documents will be requested and reviewed at every inspection and must be available for review. Leave these documents within the facility at all times.
    • The inside bin of the ice machine (food contact surface) as well as the deflector (Non-food contact surface) was observed with soil debris accumulation (black). 2 knives stored on a magnetic knife strip observed with heavy food debris on them. Food contact surfaces must be clean to sight and touch. Clean the ice machine so that no debris is present/visible and clean at a frequency that precludes the accumulation of soil debris. Knives were removed from strip and placed in the three basin sink to be rewashed.
• Sterling Elementary School, 200 Church Road West Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 23
  • Total violations: 1
    • Chocolate milk at 48°F is above the maximum cold holding temperature of 41°F. Corrected on site - the Person in Charge discarded this milk. Cold hold temperature control for safety foods at 41°F or below.
• Bistro Atelier, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 23
  • Total violations: 1
    • Vacuum packaged tilapia not thawed properly in that vacuum packaged tilapia observed placed in low boy refrigerator in the original package.
• Sterling Middle School, 201 West Holly Avenue Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 23
  • Total violations: 3
    • A food service worker was observed failing to wash their hands after handling dirty sheet pans and before handling clean pans. Corrected on site - the Person in Charge spoke to the food service worker, who then washed their hands and rewashed the sheet pans handled with dirty hands. Train all staff to wash their hands when changing tasks, such as after handling dirty wares and before handling clean wares.
    • All hand sinks are not provided with an approved hand drying provision. At multiple hand sinks a roll of paper towels without a dispenser is provided. Correct by providing a supply of individual paper towels or installing and using a paper towel dispenser.
    • According to the date mark of 09/26/2023, the house made curtido observed in the walk-in cooler should have been discarded on 10/02/2023. Corrected on site - when this item was brought to the attention of the Person in Charge they discarded the food. Promptly discard Temperature Control for Safety foods at the end of the seven day cold holding period.
• Poke Sushi Bowl, 21438 Epicerie Plaza Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 23
  • Total violations: 2
    • The following food item bubble tea for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control.
    • Frozen tuna observed thawing in the three compartment sink.
• Cinnabon, 21100 Dulles Town Cir #140 Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 24
  • Total violations: 3
    • Employee's water bottles observed in multiple locations in the front and back kitchen. Food employees may drink only from a covered container using a straw.
    • Employee observed not washing hands in between tasks.
    • There is no soap at the hand sink to wash hands. There must be soap available at hand sink for proper hand washing at all times.
• Frito Chicken, 44650 Waxpool Rd #100 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Oct. 23
  • Total violations: 3
    • Employee's coffee mug observed in multiple locations throughout the kitchen. Food employees may only eat, drink, or use tobacco in a designated area like a dining room or office area. Employees shall not eat or drink in the kitchen areas, warewashing areas, or storage areas where items may become contaminated.
    • Observed a box of raw chicken stored over ready to eat food (onion) in cooler. Prevent potential cross contamination by not storing raw animal foods over ready to eat foods.
    • There is a gap between the back door and the floor which can allow the insect to enter the facility.

The following facilities did not record any violations:

• Brambleton Golf Snack Bar
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe
• ChiMc Sterling
• Goalie Sports Grill LLC
• The Human Bean
• Kiddie Academy of Ashburn
• Potbelly Sandwich Shop (TERMINAL B)
• Ashburn Kabob
• Local Provisions
• Creative Gardens Early Education
• Daybreak Bites & Nectar
• Arepa Vibes
• Golden Pond School
• Casa Mia Mexican Restaurant
• Kung Fu Tea
• Lima de Vera Restobar
• Elaine E. Thompson Elementary School