Del Ray Restaurant Violations: Flies Hover In Kitchen

Every wonder how clean your local restaurants are? City of Alexandria 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 and around Del Ray, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations were flies swarming around food debris at Snack Bar. Health inspectors offered tips to prevent flies.

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

Dolce and Bean: 2003 A Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: July 9

violations: Temperature measuring device in the following hot food storage unit was not properly located in the coldest part of the unit

Holy Cow: 2312 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: July 6

violations: Foods measured at improper temperatures: observed commercial mac and cheese (49 F) and marinated raw chicken (53 F) to be stored in the 2 door lowboy unit (corrected), 2 door lowboy unit is holding at 50 F

Hops Grill & Brewery: 3625 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: July 9

violations: Outsides of all microwaves, ovens, and refrigeration units have an accumulation of food residue and grime, shelves above the cook tops are soiled as well, coving/tiles are missing along the corners of the wall where the exterior door is (across from the mop sink): can lead to pest harborage and pest entry, several floor tiles throughout the kitchen, underneath prep areas, near the dish machine, etc. is not maintained in good repair

Huascaran: 3606 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: July 10

violations: PIC has Northern Virginia CFPM card but it expired 3 months ago, exterior door is not self-closing and tight-fitting: may allow the entry of insects or rodents

Marcela's Bakery: 3856 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: July 10

violations: Date on which the last shellstock from the container is sold or served was not recorded on the tag or label, observed a big plastic container of pork filling for saltenas starting to be cooled: small container of ice not sufficient to cool the item, handwashing facility located at the front, next to the bakery ovens is blocked by beverage boxes (all corrected), front counter glass display case for cakes was holding at 46-48 F, door gaskets of the following unit(s) are (missing, damaged): the true glass sliding door refrigeration in the back

Rosemarino d'Italia: 1905 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: July 9

violations: No Northern Virginia Certified Food Protection Manager on duty at the start of the inspection, unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: several seafood items in the prep unit near the grill and mussels in the walk-in, observed debris in the interior corners of the machine, hand soap was not provided the for kitchen hand washing sink located next to the dishwasher (all corrected)

Snack Bar: 2419 Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, Virginia 22301, last inspection: July 2

violations: Observed raw steak stored above cooked pork in the Hobart reach in, observed container of raw chicken stored directly on top of container of raw fish in the 2 door prep long, observed two containers of fish thawing under refrigeration in reduced-oxygen packaging, foods measured at improper temperatures: observed raw chopped steak, raw ground beef, and raw steak all measured above 50 F in the 2 door prep top unit, handwashing facility located at the kitchen next to the big mixer is blocked, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees (all corrected), cutting boards along the two 2 door prep units are heavily scratched and scored, food debris throughout facility under the racks, mixer, and tables and flies hovering around food debris on the floor in the kitchen

the sushi bar: 2312 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: July 2

violations: Raw and/or undercooked foods are provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure without proper disclosure: :none of the items on the menu have proper disclosure that asterisks the menu item to the footnote (corrected)

Taso's Restaurant: 1041 W. Glebe Rd, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: July 9

violations: Exterior door is not self-closing and tight-fitting: may allow the entry of insects or rodents

Taste of Eurasia: 428 Hume Ave A, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: June 28

violations: Light bulbs in the prep area in the kitchen and light bulbs above front counter are not covered by a protective shielding

No violations

&pizza: 3525 A Jefferson Davis Hwy., Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: July 9 (pre-opening)

violations: none

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