Restaurant Inspections: Pork Barrel BBQ, FireFlies, Bon Vivant Cafe + More

Alexandria Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in Alexandria. Full reports can be accessed on the health department’s NEW website.

A “critical violation” is one that “poses a direct or immediate threat to the safety of the food being served.”

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

Here’s a look at some recent observations made by health inspectors at some restaurants in Alexandria. Not all violations are “critical” and most are corrected during inspections.

Click on the link to go to the restaurant’s health inspection page. Once you’re there, click on the righthand side, under “inspection history.”

• The Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 20: 1 non-critical
• Waffle Shop, 3864 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 19: 3 critical, 5 non-critical, 1 repeat
• 24-Express Food Store, 4007 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 19: 1 critical, 2 non-critical, 1 repeat
• Bombay Curry Company, 2607 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 19: 1 non-critical, 1 repeat
• FireFlies, 1501 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 18: 2 critical, 1 non-critical, 2 repeat
• Pork Barrel BBQ, 2312 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 17: 1 critical, 5 non-critical, 5 repeat
• Ease Yoga & Cafe, 3051 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 14: 1 critical, 3 non-critical
• Tasos Pizza Restaurant, 1041 W. Glebe Road, Aug. 13: 3 critical, 4 non-critical, 1 repeat
• Tsim Yung Chinese Restaurant, 2603 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 13: 1 critical, 1 non-critical, 1 repeat
• Bon Vivant Cafe + Farm Market, 2016 Mount Vernon Ave., Aug. 12: 1 critical, 2 non-critical, 2 repeat
• Don Pablo’s, 3525 Jefferson Davis Highway, Aug. 12: 1 critical, 2 non-critical, 1 repeat