Burke/Springfield Restaurant Inspections: 14 Violations At Eatery

Every wonder 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 Springfield, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations were 14 at Viva Pizza. Three were 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

Burger King: 5701 Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA 22151, last inspection: July 24

violations: One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete

Jersey Mike's Subs: 5250-G Port Royal Road, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151, last inspection: June 24

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: sliced tomatoes in cold table front service counter: 60 degrees F (corrected), refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: cold table front service counter

Le Bledo Bakery: 6416 Brandon Ave B015, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: July 24

violations: Food that is made using a combination of ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous ingredients is not properly dated for discard using the date of the first-prepared ingredient: pork/beef soup, vegetable soup , food items for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control: Pork bun, Pyramid dumpling, shrimp rolls, fried pork roll (both corrected)

Marib Restaurant: 6981 Hechinger Drive, #C, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151, last inspection: July 17

violations: A food employee was observed handling the following ready-to-eat food using their bare hands: BREAD, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: METAL PANS/DISHES BY DISH MACHINE STORAGE SHELF, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (corrected)

Sarku Japan: 6743 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: July 24

violations: Employees are not properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties, observed no handwashing by foodservice employees engaged in multiple foodhandling tasks, raw beef in vacuum sealed packaging and raw fish in vacuum sealed packaging thawing at room temperature, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection, thawing fish in the handsink located in the back dishwashing area(all corrected), door gaskets of the following unit(s) are (missing, damaged): 1) True Cabinet reachin cooler, 2) True reachin cooler, surfaces of ice bins, and enclosed components of equipment are not being cleaned as required, person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card, observed the following to be in disrepair: 1) Mop sink (leaking), pesticides labeled for residential use were observed in the facility and are being applied by the operator to control pests

Viva Pizza: 7708C Backlick Rd, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: July 20

violations: Food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: cheeses, sauces, chicken, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: slicer blade, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (all corrected), Employees are not properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: pepperoni (54F), ham (53F) and cheese (53F) in pizza prep, no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, customer restroom hand sink is not sealed to the wall anymore, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: pizza prep, cutting board along the Turbo Air prep is heavily scratched and scored, person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card, lack of an approved backflow prevention device on the mop sink faucet, cold water handle is missing to the hand sink, employee restroom door is not provided with a self-closing door

XO Taste Express: 6901 Hechinger Drive, Springfield, VA 22151, last inspection: July 24

violations: Observed food employees using improper handwashing procedures, unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: SALT UNDER PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER, single-use gloves saved for reuse by food employees, chlorine-based sanitizing solution was observed to be at a concentration less than what is required for effective sanitization of food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: WOODEN CUTTING BOARDS, HOOKS, SALT & PEPPER CONTAINER, SPICE SCOOPS, food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE RINSE CUTTING BOARD AT PREP SINK, hand soap was not provided at each handwashing sink (all corrected)

No violations

Chesapeake Bagel Bakery: 5719 Burke Center Pkwy, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: July 20

violations:

Five Guys Burgers and Fries: 5761 Burke Center Parkway, BURKE, VA 22015, last inspection: July 25

violations: none

Goody Corner Deli: 6501 Loisdale Court, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: July 25

violations: none

Lebanese Bistro: 9522 Burke Rd, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: July 20

violations: none

McDonald's: 5506 Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA 22151, last inspection: July 25

violations: none

Monty's Steakhouse: 8426 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152, last inspection: July 13

violations: none

Rivera's Restaurant: 6552 Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: July 17

violations: none

Spartans Family Restaurant: 9542 Burke Rd, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: July 18

violations: none

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