Fridge Full Of Spoiled Food: Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections (ICYMI)

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 low-temperature refrigerators that led to spoiled food at the Arlington-Fairfax Elks Lodge — 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:

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

Critical violations are 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.

Tony's New York Style Pizza
13087 Fair Lakes Shopping, Fairfax, VA 22033

2 critical, 1 non-critical, 2 repeat

Texas Roadhouse
4993 Westone Plaza, Chantilly, VA 20151

2 critical, 1 repeat

DogFish Head AleHouse
6363 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, VA 22312

4 critical, 8 non-critical, 3 repeat

A & J Restaurant Annandale
4316-B Markham Street, Annandale, VA 22003

3 critical, 1 non-critical, 2 repeat

Cava Mezze Grill Mosaic
2905 District Avenue 165, Fairfax, VA 22031

No items found

Hyatt Regency Fairfax
12777 Fair Lakes Ci, FAIRFAX, VA 22033

1 critical

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant #1462
12980 Fair Lakes Ctr, Fairfax, VA 22033

2 critical, 7 non-critical, 2 repeat

Captain Pell's Fairfax Crabhouse
10195 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030

3 critical, 4 non-critical

New Beijing
8444 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031

No items found

Ines' Place Restaurant
10901 Main Street, FAIRFAX, VA 22030

3 non-critical, 3 repeat

Arlington-Fairfax Elks Lodge
8421 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 22031

2 critical, 1 repeat

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