Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Cracker Barrel, Toosso, Sky Zone

ASHBURN, VA — Several restaurants around Ashburn and eastern Loudoun County recorded violations during recent health department inspections. The most recently published round of inspections occurred between March 9 and March 15.

COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed around the state, 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.

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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 inspections from around Ashburn, Dulles, and Sterling, as they were written by the Loudoun County Health Department.

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store #704, 23010 Indian Creek Dr Sterling, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: March 9
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed Hand Sink near soup area to have maximum temperature of 54F.
    • Observed Ice Machine’s Guard inside machine has slight residue.
• Sugarland Learning Academy, 83 Sugarland Run Drive Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: March 9
  • Total violations: 1
    • The low temperature dishwasher is not dispensing sanitizer. 0ppm Chlorine.
• East Gate Asian Bistro, 25401 Eastern Marketplace Plaza #130 Chantilly, VA 20152
  
  • Date inspected: March 10
  • Total violations: 1
    • Raw chicken holding over broccoli and tofu in prep cooler ad walkin cooler.
• Chopsticks House, 46900 Cedar Lake Plaza #140 Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: March 10
  • Total violations: 4
    • Raw eggs in a container were found stored above ready to eat snap peas.
    • No date marking was observed in the facility. Wontons and Spring rolls did not have dates.
    • Salt, sugar and MSG on the line were found with no identifying information/label to differentiate them.
    • 2 boxes of LoMein noodles were observed stored directly on the floor of the walk-in cooler.
• AhSo Restaurant, 22855 Brambleton Plaza #108 Ashburn, VA 20148
  
  • Date inspected: March 10
  • Total violations: 1
    • Chlorine vat is empty at dishmachine and sanitizer is 0ppm.
• Pit Stop(The), 46230 Cranston St Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: March 10
  • Total violations: 8
    • This facility does have an employee health reporting policy, but not all employees have read and signed the agreement.
    • The facility was not able to provide a plan or policy for the correct clean up of vomit or diarrhea
    • Hand soap was not available at the hand washing sink in the women's bathroom, the hand sink on the line and the hand sink in the dishwashing area.
    • No provision to dry hands was observed at the two hand sinks in the kitchen or the women's bathroom.
    • 2 containers were found stored in the hand washing sink to the left of the 3 basin sink.
    • Several bowls, utensils and containers were found stored with food debris on them.
    • EHS observed several employees without hair restraints portioning sides to be served.
    • A build up of soil debris was observed on multiple surfaces (cooler faces/handles, handle on warmer).
• Toosso, 20921 Davenport Dr Ste 127 Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: March 11
  • Total violations: 3
    • A spray bottle containing a bleach dilution was observed with no identifying information.
    • Several ice cream scoops were found stored in between uses in a container of stagnant water.
    • Single-use ice cream containers are continuously used as storage containers for food items.
• China Village, 32 Pidgeon Hill Dr Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: March 11
  • Total violations: 2
    • The hand sink in the Kitchen area was observed with a container of equipment within the basin, and a large steamer fixed in front, blocking access.
    • Raw chicken was observed stored over raw beef and raw shrimp in the walk-in cooler and raw beef stored over tofu & broccoli in the low boy cooler on the line.
• Cookology, 21100 Dulles Town Cir #190 Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: March 11
  • Total violations: 4
    • The person in charge (PIC) was not able to produce a verifiable employee health reporting agreement for each of the food employees.
    • Employee observed exiting the kitchen to use the office computer and observed blowing their nose. Upon re-entering the kitchen the food employee immediately re-engaged in food preparation without first washing their hands at the hand sink.
    • The low temperature dish machine observed sanitizing at a concentration that is too low. Sanitizer concentration is less than 25ppm. Wares are not effectively getting sanitized after cleaning and before use.
    • Spray bottles of chemical cleaners observed stored hanging from a not in use grill over clean cutting boards on the back line.
• Aldie Elementary School, 23269 Meetinghouse Lane Aldie, VA 20105
  
  • Date inspected: March 14
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed: Employee handwash signage in employee restroom is missing.
    • There is no covered refuse container for the disposal of feminine napkins in employee restroom.
• Baker’s Crust Artisan Kitchen, 19890 Belmont Chase Dr, STE 135 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: March 14
  • Total violations: 5
    • Food employees wearing gloves picked up a towel off the floor and returned to food service.
    • In prep cooler 3 cooked pasta 46F and house made whip cream 44Fat an improper cold holding temperature.
    • Observed cut tomatoes 45F and lettuce 45F cooling at the top part of prep cooler 1. Penne pasta 46F cooling at the bottom of prep cooler 1 tight packaged.
    • Observed in the 2 two door reach in coolers in the bar (55F/53F) and dessert prep cooler 52F not maintaining cold hold temperature of 41F or below.
    • Testing strips out of date
• Toosso, 21760 Beaumeade Circle #145 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: March 14
  • Total violations: 2
    • A personal cell phone was found stored on a prep table that was in active use.
    • Plastic single-use tubs for ice cream are being re-used for food storage containers.
• Pollo Campeon Restautant, 46950 Community Plaza #122 Sterling, VA 20164
  
  • Date inspected: March 15
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed Chicken Thighs Hot Holding at: 104, 105, 107, and 108.
    • At chicken hot holding station at front Scissors and Butcher Knife used to chop RTE Chicken stored in stagnant water. Observed Tongs in both kitchens stored on handle of oven.
• Cafesano Restaurant, 21305 Windmill Parc Dr #100 Sterling, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: March 15
  • Total violations: 3
    • No hand soap provided for handwashing sinks at food prep areas
    • 3 containers of marinara sauce prepared by the facility on 3/14/22 did not reach a temperature of 41F or below in less than 6 hours. Marinara sauce temperatures on 3/15/21- 51F, 47F, and 48F.
    • No written procedures exist for the use of time only as a public health control for a working supply of food items in the top of the pizza prep unit.
• Sky Zone Trampoline Park, 21070 Southbank St #530 Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: March 15
  • Total violations: 1
    • Quaternary ammonia test strips for testing sanitizer at 3 compartment sink not available

Not all of the inspected restaurants recorded violations. Here are the locations that recorded flawless inspections:

• Dominion High School
• Creative Gardens VA
• Dominion Trail Elementary School
• Feng’s Hunan Cafe Ashburn
• Lucia’s Italian Ristorante & Italian Store
• Burger King
• MOD Super Fast Pizza
• Captain Mas Crab House
• Goshen Post Elementary School
• Buffalo Trail Elementary
• Sully Elementary School