Ashburn Health Inspections: PHO Factory, Ledo Pizza, Finnegan's Bar

ASHBURN, VA — A pair of facilities in the Ashburn area recorded violations during health department inspections between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6.

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.

• PHO Factory, 44110 Ashburn Shopping Plaza #194 Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: Nov. 30
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed Raw Chicken thawing at ambient in the 3 Vat sink with no running water, observed spring rolls thawing at ambient on grill.
    • Observed light to be visible under door. Door sweep not protecting outer opening to prevent possibility of pests entering. Door is also propped open. Fruit Fly presence observed.
    • Observed the following in use utensils improperly stored: Ice scoop lying flat in ice bin, Tongs on bucket for Bean Sprouts, and Rice Scoop in stagnant water.
    • Observed bleach test kit used with the dishwashing machine to be expired "8/2021"
    • Observed Ice Machine’s Guard inside machine not clean and has black residue.
• Hot Pot Legend, 20462 Exchange St Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 1
  • Total violations: 1
    • Chemical dishwasher not sanitizing adequately after wash and rinse cycle.
• Finnegan's Bar & Grill, 44050 Ashburn Village Shopping Plaza #199 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 1
  • Total violations: 4
    • Observed unclean slicer stored as clean. Slicer observed with accumulation of debris. Interior of ice machine observed with buildup of black residue.
    • The following foods observed in reach in refrigerator stored past the expiration date: Rice, Salmon Sauce, Creole Sauce and Cocktail Sauce.
    • The shelving units in the dish room used to store food contact containers and pots are observed with excessive rust. These shelves are no longer cleanable and are not an approved surface for storing food contact equipment.
    • The following areas of the physical facilities are not constructed of smooth, durable nor easily cleanable materials: Floor tile at back door entrance missing and FRP panels at back door entranceway missing.
• HHMI Main Kitchen, 19700 Helix Drive Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 1
  • Total violations: 1
    • Serving utensils located at the left side serving station observed stored in a container of stagnant water.
• HHMI Pub, 19700 Helix Drive Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 1
  • Total violations: 1
    • 2 sanitizing buckets with wet wiping cloths observed stored directly on the floor underneath the three basin sink.
• Dairy Queen, 44050 Ashburn Shopping Plaza #183 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 1
  • Total violations: 4
    • Observed hand sink used to rinse dirty scoop.
    • Observed two cartons of raw shell eggs stored on shelf directly above RTE, ready to eat, icing in WIC.
    • Observed PIC rinsing unclean oreo crumbs scoop in hand sink. Scoop was not observed properly washed, rinsed and sanitized.
    • Two working containers of dish soap and water, one observed unlabeled and the other labeled "sanitizer".
• Ledo Pizza, 45995 Regal Plaza Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 5
  • Total violations: 5
    • A drinking cup with liquid and no lid was found on the counter next to the fryers.
    • There are no hand towels available for drying hands at the hand sink in the front service portion, no hand towels at the hand sink at the dish machine. All hand towel dispensers in the facility are empty/broken.
    • The hand washing sink at the dish machine is not operational. No water was available when turned on.
    • A container of cooked, diced chicken was found with a date label of 11/05.
    • Ceiling lights in the ware washing area (3 basin sink/dish machine) and bulk ice machine are not working, resulting in a lighting intensity of less than 10 foot candles (5-8 foot candles when tested by EHS).
• Sterling Pollo Ala Braza, 22510 S. Sterling Blvd 102 & 108 Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 5
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed Frozen, raw chicken thawing in stagnant water in a bin by the 3 vat sink. Observed raw beef thawing at ambient temperature (still frozen.)
• Social House Kitchen & Tap, 25370 Eastern Marketplace Plaza #100 South Riding, VA 20152
  
  • Date inspected: Dec. 6
  • Total violations: 1
    • Bar dish machine in use has no chlorine output to sanitize.

The following facilities did not record any violations:

• Celebree School of Ashburn Farms
• King Spa / Cafe Monarch
• HHMI Bright Horizon Childcare
• Longhorn Steakhouse #5161
• South Block
• My Home Thai Bistro II
• Augusta School
• LoCo Kitchen, LLC
• Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers #637
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