Falls Church Restaurant Inspections: Mice Droppings On Shelves

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Fairfax County regularly conducts health inspections for City of Falls Church and county 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 Falls Church inspections in late September and early October. Among the violations was mice droppings at Phuoc Loc Bakery & Deli.

Also included are restaurants with no violations. 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.

Violations

Bahn Mi DC Restaurant: 3103-C Graham Road #C, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: Oct. 4

violations: employee did not wash her hands after activity that could contaminate the food, employees not changing gloves after tasks, concentration of sanitizer too high (all corrected)

Clare and Don's Beach Shack: 130 N Washington Street, Falls Church, VA 22046, last inspection: Sept. 29

violation: toxic cleaning materials not labeled (corrected)

La Miguelena Market: 404 S. Washington Street, Falls Church, VA 22046, last inspection: Oct. 4

violations: raw beef stored over cabbage, chicken tamales not properly cooled after six hours (both corrected)

Loving Hut Healthy Cuisine: 2842 Rogers Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: Oct. 3

violations: employee changing tasks without changing gloves or washing hands, employees eating at prep tables, cutting boards not being cleaned properly, pesticides improperly stored in the facility (all corrected), bags of food stored on floor, back door open and ripped

Phuoc Loc Bakery & Deli: 6795 Wilson Blvd, #38, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044, last inspection: Oct. 2

violations: employees not properly sanitizing dishes, employee eating in food prep area, drink stored in ice machine, yogurt cold holding at improper temperature (corrected), mouse droppings on floor, shelves

Silver Diner: 8150 Porter Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: Sept. 28

violation: foods cold holding at improper temperature (corrected)

Z Kabob: 3531 S Jefferson St, Falls Church, VA 22041, last inspection: Oct. 4

violations: employee did not wash her hands after activity that could contaminate the food, foods cold holding at improper temperatures (both corrected)

2941 Restaurant: 2941 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: Sept. 29

violation: employee handling bread without gloves (corrected)

No Violations

FDB Eatery: 6641 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: Sept. 29

violations: none

Verona Cafe: 6565 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: Sept. 29

violations: none

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