Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Saffron House Of Kabob, TopGolf Dulles

ASHBURN, VA — Several restaurants around Ashburn, Dulles, and Sterling recorded violations during recent inspections from the Loudoun County Health Department. The most recent inspections occurred between June 1 and June 7.

Many 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.

• Waltonwood Ashburn, 44141 Russell Branch Parkway Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: June 1
  • Total violations: 8
    • 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.
    • A worker was observed rubbing their face then putting gloves on.
    • Duck breast this has been seared, but not fully cooked, is observed stored in the warmer above fully cooked soup.
    • Wares not sanitized before use after cleaning. The worker was observed leaving a pan in the quaternary sanitizer for less than the minimum of 60 seconds.
    • Foods such as cheese above the fill line of the cooler at 46°F, and slaw at 68°F cold holding at improper temperatures.
    • Some of the individual dessert portions offered at the dinner buffet are observed on uncovered plates.
    • Wiping cloths improperly stored - the quaternary sanitizer is measured at less than 150 ppm.
    • The facility does not have a supply of test strips for the quaternary sanitizing solution.
• Firkin & Fox, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: June 2
  • Total violations: 3
    • EHS observed a head of raw lettuce stored directly on the bottom of the low boy cooler next to a container of raw ground beef hamburgers.
    • TCS (time/temperature control for safety) foods cold holding at improper temperatures in the open top prep cooler (turkey 50F, cut tomatoes 48F)
    • Accumulation of food debris observed in the interior of the dish machine.
• Carolina Brothers Pit Barbecue, 20702 Ashburn Rd Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: June 2
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed unsalted butter 44F in 2 door reach in cooler and pulled pork 45F in 1 door reach in cooler.
    • Observed beef with a date mark of 5/25.
    • Observed 2 door reach in cooler 50F and front counter reach in cooler 50F at an improper cold holding temperature.
• Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar #241, 21980 Colorado Drive Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: June 2
  • Total violations: 3
    • The facility was not able to produce verifiable means that employees have been trained in the signs and symptoms of food borne illness and how to properly report them.
    • There is no signage at the handwashing sink across from the breading station reminding employees that they must wash their hands.
    • 2 personal items (purses) were found at various points on the line (dry storage to the right of the grill and between hot holding drawers for chicken).
• First Watch Restaurant, 25036 Riding Plaza Chantilly, VA 20152
  
  • Date inspected: June 2
  • Total violations: 3
    • No EHP (employee health policy).
    • No proceedure for vomit/diarreah cleanup in kitchen
    • Food uncovered in cooler.
• Saffron House of Kabob, 20921 Davenport Dr #133 Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: June 2
  • Total violations: 9
    • Verifiable means of an employee health reporting policy are not available for review.
    • Both handwashing sinks in the kitchen (Front & Back) observed obstructed with items stored in them.
    • Raw chicken kabobs were found stored above raw lamb kabobs in the front cooler.
    • A pot of chickpeas was found hot holding on the stove at improper temperature (79F).
    • No date marking of TCS or RTE (ready to eat) foods is being performed within the facility.
    • This facility uses time as the public health control for the saffron rice. EHS observed no time stamp or mark on the container of saffron rice being held at room temperature on the counter.
    • Foods packaged within the facility and offered for sale do not have labels.
    • Two bus tub containers of raw ground lamb/beef and a pot of red sauce were found stored directly on the floor of the walk-in cooler.
    • The testing strips for the Quat sanitizer have been compromised and are no longer viable (exposed to liquid).
• baddpizza, 25150 Loudoun County Parkway #145 Chantilly, VA 20151
  
  • Date inspected: June 2
  • Total violations: 1
    • No handwashing sign.
• Jersey Mike’s, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: June 2
  • Total violations: 1
    • No paper towels provided to dry hands at the back kitchen hand sink.
• Sakura Grill, 43670 Greenway Corporate Dr Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: June 3
  • Total violations: 5
    • Raw chicken stored above salad dressing in back walk in cooler, raw chicken stored over broccoli in kitchen walk in cooler.
    • Pork dumplings cold holding at improper temperatures due to overfilling of prep unit.
    • Methods used for cooling chicken, noodles in the walk in cooler were not adequate.
    • Scoops for dry food items/ingredients do not have handles and are stored in food items.
    • No QAC test strips provided for 3 compartment sink, no chlorine test strips provided for mechanical dish machine
• Ashby Ponds-Blue Ridge Clubhouse-Skyline Grille, 44795 Audubon Square Ashburn, VA 20147 ,
  
  • Date inspected: June 6
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed chicken breast cooling in reach in cooler tightly covered.
• Ashby Ponds-Great Oaks Clubhouse(Acorn Deli), 44755 Audobon Sq Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: June 6
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed chicken salad 50F in containers tightly cover with plastic wrap.
    • Sliced tomatoes 45F, shredded mozzarella 45F, grilled chicken breast 47F, cooked salmon 47F at an improper cold holding temperature in prep cooler.
    • Observed strawberry with a fuzzy residue.
• TopGolf Dulles, 20356 Commonwealth Center Dr Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: June 6
  • Total violations: 3
    • Pan of pre-seared (undercooked) slider beef patties and nacho steak observed stored over an open container of tomato soup in the blast chiller.
    • Six pan of compound lemon herb butter (unsalted not whipped considered TCS- time temperature control for safety food) held at room temperature (temped at 57F) on the line during service.
    • Upon inspection of the ice machine at the third floor beverage station EHS observed small white pieces of plastic on the ice deflector. It was concluded that the pieces of plastic were coming from the ice paddle used to maneuver ice within the ice machine. The paddle was observed heavily scratched and scored.

Here are the facilities that did not record any violations during their recent inspection:

• Air France Lounge A-22
• Kids R Kids Learning Academy of South Riding
• The Difference Baker
• Fajih's Catering, LLC
• Arby's