Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 11 Violations At One Place

FAIRFAX, VA—Fairfax Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in the area. Full reports can be accessed on the health department's website. "In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," according to Virginia Department of Health's website.

Violations noted below—such as the 11 at Esposito Pizza-N-Pasta, an eatery that required two follow-up visits —involve those issues that would typically require a re-inspection if not corrected or those that are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination. They're divided into two categories:

Priority Observations are those violations such as improper cooking, reheating, cooling, or handwashing. These violations are known to cause food-borne illnesses. Uncorrected priority observations usually result in a re-inspection.

Critical violations are food regulation violations which, if left uncorrected, are more likely than other violations to directly contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental degradation.

"No priority or critical violations" means that other violations were noted, but do not require re-inspection.

"No items found" means no violations were noted for the establishment, according to the health department.

These reports are the most recent available. Read complete inspection info by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab.

Esposito Pizza -N- Pasta
9917 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 22030

Oct. 15 follow-up: No items found

Oct. 9 follow-up: 1 non-critical

Sept. 24: 3 critical, 6 non-critical, 1 repeat

Honey Baked Ham Company, The
10940G Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030

Oct. 15: No items found

Breakers Korean BBQ
9650 Main Street, #10, FAIRFAX, VA 22031

Oct. 16 follow-up: 1 critical, 1 repeat

Sept. 24 follow-up: 1 critical, 1 repeat

Sept. 12: 2 critical, 1 repeat

Hunan Cafe
4096 Majestic Lane, FAIRFAX, VA 22033

Oct. 16: 2 critical, 1 repeat

Woodlands Restaurant
4078 Jermantown Road, Fairfax, VA 22030

Oct. 16: No items found

Noodles & Company
12961 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22033

Oct. 16: No items found

Masala Wok
10940-J Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030

Oct. 16: 1 non-critical

Uptowner Cafe
3877 Fairfax Ridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030

Oct. 16: No items found

Pampa Sa-zone
3950 University Dr, #102, FAIRFAX, VA 22030

Oct. 17 follow-up: No items found

Oct. 9: 1 critical, 3 non-critical

Providence Community Center
3001 Vaden Dr, FAIRFAX, VA 22031

Oct. 17 follow-up: 2 non-critical

Sept. 28: 2 critical, 4 non-critical, 1 repeat

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