Burke Restaurant Inspections: Raw Meat Handling Violation

Do you know how clean your local restaurants are? Fairfax County restaurants regularly undergo health inspections, with the frequency depending on the type of food served and how it is prepared. While violations like malfunctioning refrigerators and food that's not warm or cold enough often pop up, health inspectors sometimes note more critical violations.

“In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," notes the Virginia Department of Health.

Here are full results for the latest inspections around Burke and West Springfield, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Of note, Moby Dick House of Kabob was cited for some employees not washing hands in between handling raw meats. This violation was corrected during the inspection.

Click on the violations to see each restaurant's results. Full reports are usually available five to seven days after the inspection on the health department’s website.

Violations

Anita's New Mexican Style Food: 9278 Old Keene Mill Rd, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: Sept. 20

violations: No Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (corrected), ceiling is not maintained in good repair

Jersey Mike's: 6025C Burke Center Pkwy, BURKE, VA 22015, last inspection: Sept. 18

violations: Methods used for cooling were not adequate to facilitate proper cooling: 1. Observed sliced tomatoes at the rail station and Turbo Air 2DWR Refrigerator being cooled after being sliced at 10am, openings to the exterior of the building are present along the FRONT entrance door, mops are improperly stored between use

Ledo Pizza: 8324A Old Keene Mill Rd, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22152, last inspection: Sept. 20

violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: All TCS food located in 4 drawer prep cooler, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: 4 drawer prep cooler

Moby Dick House of Kabob: 7116 Old Keene Mill Rd, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 13

violations: MULTIPLE FOOD EMPLOYEES WERE OBSERVED NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER HANDLING RAW MEATS, food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: HUMMUS AT 48F, EGGPLANT AT 48F, UNSALTED BUTTER AT 50F, AND YOGURT AT 47F IN THE WALK-IN-COOLER, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: WALK-IN-COOLER AT 50F, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (all corrected), no temperature measuring device located in the following cold or hot holding equipment: THERMOMETERS WERE NOT PRESENT IN THE THE 2 DR FLAT TOP BEV AIR COOLER AND THE 1 DR DISPLAY COOLER IN THE FRONT

No violations

Margarita's Grill: 9526 Burke Road, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: Sept. 20

violations: none

Mena Carry Out & Bakery: 6222 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152, last inspection: Sept. 18

violations: none

McDonald's: 5651 Burke Centre Pkwy, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: Sept. 14

violations: none

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