Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 12 Locations

ASHBURN, VA — Several restaurants around eastern Loudoun County had violations during recent inspections from the health department. In total, inspectors from the Loudoun County Health Department cited violations at 12 restaurants during their most recent week of inspections in Ashburn, Dulles, and Sterling.

As coronavirus restrictions continue to fluctuate, 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 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 the Ashburn area, according to the Loudoun County Health Department.

• The 1757 Golf Club, 45120 Waxpool Rd Sterling, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 6
    • Raw animal foods such as burgers and fish stored above ready to eat foods.
    • Items cycled through the glass washer at the bar are not being sanitized.
    • Foods such as pasta cooked about 5 hours ago at 69°F and wings cooked about 5 hours ago at 70°F inadequately cooled.
    • Some foods such as arugula at 46°F and pork at 43°F cold holding at improper temperatures.
    • There is ice build-up in the walk-in freezer.
    • The interior ceiling of the ice machine is noted in need of cleaning.
• Senor Ramon Taqueria, 22455 Davis Dr #120 Sterling, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 8
    • Observed bucket in hand sink.
    • Observed Soda Nozzles to be very unclean using alcohol pad on sprite, soda, and water nozzles.
    • Observed several working containers to have inaccurate labels.
    • Observed Frozen Meat Thawing in Stagnant Water in 3 VAT sink.
    • Many food containers in establishment are found to contain old or inaccurate labels.
    • Observed containers to be wet nesting water after cleaning.
    • Observed 3 DR Prep Top to be holding temperature, but pooling water at preopening.
    • Facility was observed to being using Quat Solution for sanitizing without a test kit.
• Ashby Ponds- Cherry Blossom Square (1912), 44735 Audubon Sq Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: Oct. 13
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed on the menu without an asterisk next to lamb and NY steak that is undercooked.
    • Observed lettuce 59F in reach in cooler covered.
    • Observed faucet at 3 compartment sink leaking.
• Chesterbrook Academy, 20424 Ashburn Village Blvd Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed raw shelled eggs being stored under RTE cream cheese.
    • The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed in the yogurt refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
• Baker’s Crust Artisan Kitchen, 19890 Belmont Chase Dr, STE 135 Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed skim past expiration date of 10/4/2021
    • Facility could not provide a parasite destruction letter.
    • Observed cutting boards at prep coolers with scaring from being cut with knives.
    • Observed in prep cooler 1 goat cheese 49F, feta cheese 49F, shredded cheddar 49F and buttermilk 61F.
    • Observed risotto pasta 60F in prep cooler at an improper cooling temperature. Prepped at approximately 11am found at 1:50pm. Cooked cooled chicken 45F, 49F prepped (cut and placed in portion bags) at approximately 11:30am
• BonChon Chicken, 20921 Davenport Drive #131 Sterling, VA 20165
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed Rice Scoop to be Stored on top of Rice Maker
• Jersey Mike’s Subs, 21031 Triple Seven Rd #160 Sterling, VA 20165
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 1
    • Multiple staff with facial hair are not wearing beard restraints.
• Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck(The), 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 2
    • A carton with one raw shell egg was stored over ready to eat vegetables in the one reach in cooler. Raw burger patties were stored over cooked chicken breasts in the stand up cooler.
    • An irreversible registering temperature indicator was not provided for the hot water mechanical warewashing operation.
• Pazzo Pomodoro, 19825 Belmont Chase #185 Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: Oct. 14
  • Total violations: 2
    • Employees are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food.
    • Observed covered sausage 95F cooling in the prep in cooler.
• Burger Shack (The), 42841 Creek View Plaza #100 Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed employee prepping lettuce without gloves.
    • Observed raw shelled eggs next to ready to eat tomatoes
• Little Caesars, 22405 Enterprise Street #101 Sterling, VA 20164
  • Date inspected: Oct. 18
  • Total violations: 4
    • Establishment is operating without a certified food manager.
    • Observed hand sink to be used to store washing clothes.
    • Observed that handwashing sign in customer/only restroom has a faded sign where reminder should be. Handwashing signs are not handsink by pizza cooker, please add instructions on how to wash hands at all hand sinks.
    • Observed facility to have Quat test strips with an expiration date of "July 1, 2021"
• Cafe Americana, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: Oct. 19
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed an uncovered employee drink with a straw stored on top of a small prep table at the pizza station in the back kitchen.
    • EHS observed food employee rinse out a wet wiping cloth at a hand sink. EHS also observed a food employee rinse off a tray at the hand sink.
    • Individually wrapped turkey and chipotle wraps are cold holding at improper temperatures at the glass cooler in the coffee station. The food employee explained that there is a gap in the door that lets cold air out.