'This Is Unacceptable': Restaurant Inspections

ASHBURN, VA — Loudoun Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in Loudoun County. “In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations,” according to Virginia Department of Health’s website.

Violations noted below — including a decided no-no at Sortrel Thai Restaurant (see comment) — involve those issues that would typically require a re-inspection if not corrected or those that are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination. They're divided into two categories:

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Priority Observations are those violations such as improper cooking, reheating, cooling, or hand-washing. These violations are known to cause food-borne illnesses. Uncorrected priority observations usually result in a re-inspection.

Critical violations are are food regulation violations which, if left uncorrected, are more likely than other violations to directly contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental degradation.

"No priority or critical violations" means that other violations were noted, but do not require re-inspection.

"No items found" means no violations were noted for the establishment, according to the health department.

These reports are the most recent available. Read complete inspection info by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab. Also see more area health inspections.

1836 Kitchen & Taproom
34 E. Broadway Street, Lovettsville, VA 20180

2 priority, 2 core

Lost Rhino Pub
21730 Red Rum Dr #142, Ashburn, VA 20147

No items found

Wine Kitchen (The)
7 South King St, Leesburg, VA 20175

4 priority, 2 priority foundation, 4 repeat

Chiang Mai Thai
21100 Dulles Town Center #216, Dulles, VA 20166

No items found

Sortrel Thai Restaurant
46 Pidgeon Hill Dr, Sterling, VA 20165

1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 4 core, 2 repeat

Comment from inspector: "Both hand sinks in the kitchen are blocked; filled with stereo equipment and a crockpot. So where are employees washing hands? Employee claims they are washing hands at the prep sink. This is unacceptable."

Uncle Julio's
44703 Thorndike Street, Ashburn, VA 20147

No items found

Cowbell Kichen
116 E. Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176

3 priority

Under the Olive Tree II
1603 Village Market Blvd SE #H-114 Blvd. SE, Leesburg, VA 20175

1 priority, 1 core

Pind Indian Cuisine
20522 East Hampton Plaza, Ashburn, VA 20147

No items found

V Restaurant & Brewery (The)
44630 Waxpool Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147

1 priority, 1 core

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