Handling Chicken Without Gloves: Burke/Springfield Inspections

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 in Burke and Springfield, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations were eight at Beijing Tokyo Asian Bistro, including an employee handling chicken without gloves. 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: May 7

violations: Refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: 2 dr prep cooler end CL

Beijing Tokyo Asian Bistro: 9544 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: May 8

violations: Person in charge failed to explain the correct procedures for cleaning and sanitizing utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment, food employee was observed handling the following ready-to-eat food using their bare hands: PIC used bare hand to check temperature of breaded chicken, handsink at the kitchen was covered with plastic wrap, hand soap was not provided at each handwashing sink (all corrected), ice scoop stored in ice machine with handle in contact with ice. Plastic disposable container used to scoop rice rather than rice scoop, food stored on the floor and/or food stored less than 6 inches off the floor in walk-in freezer, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: 60 degrees F. Breaded chicken in container on counter: 76 degrees F, sanitizer concentration too low,

Blue Pearl Buffet: 6820 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 8

violations: Foods hot holding at improper temperatures: hot box - sweet potatoes, baked potatoes (corrected)

DC Empanadas: 7516-F Fullerton Road, Springfield, VA 22153, last inspection: May 8

violations: Raw animal food holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: raw shell eggs observed stored over vegetables in the walk-in, unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: walk-in (veggies, beans, yucca), no soap observed at the kitchen hand sink (all corrected), caulk in poor repair/missing at the kitchen hand sink, several lights out in the back storage area, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: shelving above the three compartment sink, following in need of repair: wall in restroom in a couple of places towards the cove base and the threshold on both sides of the water fountain

El Rancho Restaurant: 6959 Hechinger Drive, Springfield, VA 22151, last inspection: May 7

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: COOKED BEANS, COOKED CHICKEN, COOKED RICE, SAUCES IN WALK IN COOLER (corrected), trash and litter were observed adjacent to the refuse container outside the facility, light bulb(s) in the WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER are not covered by a protective shielding, CEILING OF WALK IN FREEZER is not maintained in good repair

Hunan Taste Restaurant: 8088 Rolling Rd, Springfield, VA 22153, last inspection: May 9

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: garlic and oil on spice rolling rack- 62F, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: spring rolls, egg rolls, chicken etc. (both corrected), wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter/prep tables and not in sanitizer, several rectangular, cream cutting boards are heavily scratched and scored, screen door is in poor repair

Jersey Mike's Subs: 7000 Brookfield Plaza B, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 8

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: right 2dr prep cooler: slice cheese, slice tomatoes (corrected)

Royal Cafe: 8001 Forbes Place, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151, last inspection: May 3

violations: Foods hot holding at improper temperatures: fried rice

The Revolution Darts & Billiards: 7255 Commerce St, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 9

violations: Raw and/or undercooked foods are provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure without proper disclosure: ahi tuna, steak salad, minute man burger missing

Veronica's Bakery & Cafe: 6354-B Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 8

violations: Raw animal food on display is stored in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: raw fish above cole slaw, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection, hand soap was not provided in the kitchen handwashing sink (all corrected)

No violations

McDonald's: 8976 Burke Lake Rd, Springfield, VA 22151, last inspection: May 2

violations: none

Monty's Steakhouse: 8426 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152, last inspection: May 8

violations: none

Rafagino Restaurant: 9570 Old Keene Mill Rd, Burke, VA 22015, last inspection: May 8

violations: none

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