Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Dulles Airport Restaurants

ASHBURN, VA — Officials from the Loudoun County Health Department inspected multiple restaurants across the Ashburn area from June 30 to July 6, including locations in Dulles and Sterling.

As coronavirus restrictions continue to loosen around the state, health inspectors are returning to conduct 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 also performs 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 restaurant inspections in the Ashburn area, according to the Loudoun County Health Department.

• El Pollo Guapo, 22510 S. Sterling Blvd 102 & 108 Sterling, VA 20164
  • Date inspected: June 30
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 10
  • Violations:
    • 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.
    • Employee beverages improperly stored, assorted coffee cups and water bottles were observed in various locations in the kitchen.
    • At the start of the inspection a pot and oven mitt were stored on the hand sink, preventing it from being accessible for use.
    • Raw animal food stored above ready to eat food in the walk in cooler.
    • The dishwasher was observed washing and rinsing hotel pans, then putting them away.
    • Tamales at 116°F hot holding at improper temperatures.
    • A personal care item is observed stored above food.
    • Foods cooking from being cooked earlier today, including black beans at 67°F and tongue at 77°, were observed in covered plastic storage containers in the walk in cooler.
    • When asked, the Manager was only able to locate one food thermometer.
    • Food packaged in the establishment is not labeled.
• Fairfield Inn Dulles Coffee Room, 23000 Indian Creek Drive Sterling, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: June 30
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 2
  • Violations:
    • When asked, facility staff were not able to locate any food thermometers.
    • A test kit is not available for the quat sanitizer.
• Grill Kabob, 21100 Dulles Town Center #240 Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: June 30
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 2
  • Violations:
    • Cut lettuce at 63°F cold holding at improper temperatures.
    • Live roaches observed.
• Five Guys- Dulles B, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: July 1
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 1
  • Violation:
    • The person in charge could not provide a verifiable employee health policy. They checked all throughout the filing cabinet and could not find the signed policies.
• Smashburger, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: July 1
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 2
  • Violations:
    • The food employee working the grill did not wash their hands in between changing their gloves from placing raw chicken on the grill and handling ready to eat foods.
    • The person in charge attempted to place raw shell eggs back under temperature control (back in walk in cooler) after they had been out on time control for 4 hours.
• Potbelly Sandwich Shop (TERMINAL B), 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: July 1
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 2
  • Violations:
    • Meatballs hot holding at improper temperatures in the steam table.
    • Several TCS foods (canned artichokes, roasted red peppers, chicken) cold holding at improper temperatures at the reach in coolers.
• Subway, 20789 Great Falls Plaza #166 Sterling, VA 20165
  • Date inspected: July 2
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 1
  • Violation:
    • A spray bottle marked "oven cleaner" was found with glass cleaner.