Food Handling Without Gloves: Restaurant Violations Around Del Ray

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The City of Alexandria regularly conducts health inspections for local restaurants. The frequency of inspections on the type of food served and how it is prepared.

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

Here are some of the violations from recent inspections in and around Del Ray in late May. Among the violations was an employee cooking without gloves at Thai Peppers Restaurant. The violation was corrected during the inspection.

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

El Pulgarcito: 3838 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: May 23

violations: no items found

FujiSan Sushi: 3801 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: May 26

violations: no items found

Huascaran: 3606 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: May 23

violations: employee not properly washing hands, potatoes measured at improper temperature, foods not dated or disposed within 24 hours

Marino's: 3100 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: May 30

violations: mops not hung up to dry, light bulbs not covered by shielding to prevent shattering

Starbucks: 621 E Glebe St., Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: May 22

violations: no items found

Thai Peppers: 2018 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: May 24

violations: employees not able to identify symptoms of foodborne illness, employee cooking without gloves, potential cross contamination of raw food stored over broccoli, foods measured at improper temperatures

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