Dead Roaches Stuck On Trap: Falls Church Inspections

Every wonder how clean your local restaurants are? City of Falls Church and Fairfax County 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 the Falls Church area, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these were 11 violations at Eden Kitchen Restaurant. Of note was dead roaches found on sticky traps. This violation was corrected, and health inspectors recommended pest control every two weeks.

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

China King: 7500 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043, last inspection: May 14

violations: Raw chicken stored over sauce and raw shrimp stored over cooked chicken in walk-in cooler (corrected)

Eden Kitchen Restaurant: 6793C Wilson Bv, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044, last inspection: May 11

violations: Cookline utensils stored in bucket of water, rice scoops stored in container of water, container of egg/pork custard inside rice cooker in contact with rice, raw frozen shrimp thawing on prep sink drain board at room temperature, observed dishes left out from last night and dead roaches on sticky traps (all corrected), one or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: FAGOR 2DR PREP COOLER #1 (RIGHT) AT COOKLINE, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: COOKLINE EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card, Light bulb(s) in the KITCHEN are not covered by a protective shielding, cookline under three compartment sink in need of cleaning

Four Seasons: 6767 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church, Virginia 22044, last inspection: May 16

violations: Certified food manager is not aware of temperature requirements for TCS food and is not monitoring it, person in charge failed to identify Critical Control Points (CCP) in the operation from purchasing through sale or service, staff not aware of cooking temperatures and cold holding temperature requirements, food employee was observed cleaning their hands in a food preparation sink, dispensing and/or in-use utensils improperly stored between use as follows: in between refrigerator and prep table, linen napkins found used in contact with the following food item(s): observed in the walk in cooler, linens stored on basil, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: 1dr True refrigerator: Beef 68F, Beansprouts 56F, Chicken 63F WIC: Tofu 56F, Rice 46F, Rice 47F, Pork Broth 44F, Broth 45F, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: 3dr Refrigerator: Chicken, pork 3dr Refrigerator: Beef WIC: 2- Rice containers, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: 1. 1dr True 50F 2. Walk in cooler-Vegetables at 45F, Equipment/food-contact surfaces/utensils were not observed cleaned before any possible contamination, handwashing facility located at the front entrance of the kitchen is blocked by a large prep table

McDonald's: 7101 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043, last inspection: May 14

violations: Observed cardboard in cabinet under soda dispensers to catch debris and spillage (corrected)

Panera Bread: 450 Broad St W, Falls Church, VA 22046, last inspection: May 16

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: ROAST BEEF AT 44F, CHICKEN AT 44F, SLICED TOMATO AT 44F (corrected), refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: 4 DRAWER PREP COOLER #2 AT 50,39F, person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card

Panjshir Restaurant: 114E Fairfax Street, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046, last inspection: May 10

violations: Raw beef and chicken stored over ferne (cream) dessert and raw lamb stored over rice (corrected)

Peking Gourmet Inn: 6029 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, last inspection: May 16

violations: Dispensing and/or in-use utensils improperly stored between use as follows: handle of ice scoop observed in direct contact with ice, foods not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within two hours and to 41°F within a total of six hours:cooked rice observed at 74F and 77F after cooling overnight in cooler, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: cooked chicken at 50F, cooked egg rools at 57F, cooked sesame shrimp toast at 52F, cooked ribs at 54F, cooked pork wontons at 50F, handsink at the back of kitchen being used to drain water from cooked vegetables (all corrected), two large pans of cooked rice cooling covered with plastic wrap in the Walkin Cooler while the two pans were stacked, food temperature measuring device is not accurate in °F, ambient (air) temperature measuring device located in the Front 2DR prep cooler is not accurate in °F, Duck Room observed holding at 44-48F and Front 2DR prep cooler observed holding at 55F, surfaces of ice machine and enclosed components of ice machine observed in need of cleaning, Observed mold accumulating on the ceiling tiles and wall area above the dishmachine, walls and ceiling tiles observed peeling, observed mold on the ceiling tiles in the dishmachine area and dirt and dust on the ceiling in other areas of the kitchen

Pho & Grill: 6015 Leesburg Pike, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041, last inspection: May 16

violations: Foods not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within two hours and to 41°F within a total of six hours: cooked rice observed at 47F and 56F after cooling overnight in the walk-in cooler (corrected), observed cooked rice cooling overnight in deep plastic containers while covered

Pho Sate: 2814 Graham Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: May 16

violations: Raw pork stored over noodles in walk-in cooler, foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: MEATBALL AT 45F, COOKED BEEF AT 48F, TOFU AT 47F, BEAN SPROUTS AT 72F; BEAN SPROUTS ON ICE AT 54F (both corrected)

Sea Pearl Restaurant: 8191 Strawberry Lane #2, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: May 16

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: shredded cheese 52F, shrimp 51F, cooked macaroni 50F - in cold well of prep top refrigerator on left at cookline; fried pork 44F & tofu 45F in 2dr undercounter @ sushi counter (corrected)

Taco Baja Grill: 7716 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: May 15

violations: food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: CHICHARRON AND BEANS IN 2DR TRUE COOLER; BEEF SOUP IN WALK-IN-COOLER (corrected)

Zaaki Restaurant & Cafe: 6020 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, last inspection: May 14 (follow up)

violations: Employees are not aware of or are not practicing proper methods to rapidly cool potentially hazardous food, foods not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within two hours and to 41°F within a total of six hours: cooked rice observed at 68F and 71F after cooling over six hours in the walk-in cooler and cooked chickpeas at 48-51F after cooling over six hours in the walk-in cooler (corrected)

No violations

Audacious Aleworks: 110 E. Fairfax St, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046, last inspection: May 11

violations: none

Crisp & Juicy: 7520 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043, last inspection: May 11

violations: none

Jason's Deli: 7505 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043, last inspection: May 9

violations: none

Kobe House: 6763 Wilson Blvd 6A &B, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044, last inspection: May 17 (follow up)

violations: none

Nhu Lan Sandwich: 6763 Wilson Bv # 14, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044, last inspection: May 16

violations: none

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