Falls Church Restaurant Violations: Fly Trap Over Prep Table

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 around Falls Church, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations was fly traps hanging over a food prep table at XO Taste Restaurant. This violation was corrected during the inspection.

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

El Catrin Restaurant: 2930-B Patrick Henry Dr, Falls Church, VA 22044, last inspection: July 9

violations: Observed front hand sink being used to store glasses and back hand sink being used to hold the wiping cloth buckets (corrected)

Hunan Chef: 7175 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22046, last inspection: July 10

violations: Observed that hand soap was not provided at each handwashing sink (corrected)

Hu Tieu Mi La Cay Cho Lon: 6793 Wilson Blvd D, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044, last inspection: July 5

violations: A food employee was observed handling the following ready-to-eat food using their bare hands: lettuce, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: spring roll, 46F and sausage, 46F in walk-in, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: plastic bowls on shelf above the three compartment sink, no handwashing sink in the rear kitchen area where slicer is used, preventing routine handwashing by food workers (all corrected)

New Season Restaurant: 7279 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: July 6

violations: Tags missing from the molluscan shellfish containers, observed raw shell eggs stored over RTE lettuce in prep refrigerator; clams over broccoli in Walk In, also observed raw chicken over clams in Walk In, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: raw beef mix 47F, raw chicken 44F, raw beef 46F, shrimp 44F in Walk In (all corrected), 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

Original Pancake House: 7395-M Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: July 13

violations: Food items for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control: WHIPPED BUTTER, BATTERS (corrected)

Panera Bread: 5857-C Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, last inspection: July 10

violations: Observed the following food thawing using an improper method: white bean basil pesto spread observed thawing in a container of water observed above 80F, water from all handwashing sinks was measured at a temperature less than 100°F, food(s) are not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within two hours and to 41°F within a total of six hours: cooked baked potato soup observed at 49-50F after cooling over 12 hours in the Kolpak Walkin Cooler (corrected)

Saffron: 1077 West Broad Street, Falls Church, VA 22046, last inspection: July 5

violations: Refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: WALK-IN-COOLER AT 56F

Sweetwater Tavern: 3066 Gatehouse Plz, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: July 9

violations: Outside refuse container was uncovered. Both lids were open on dumpster (corrected), observed numerous fruit flies in back kitchen prep area and in the back storage area

Tara Thai Restaurant: 7501E Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043, last inspection: July 5

violations: Surfaces of ice bins and enclosed components of equipment are not being cleaned as required

XO Taste Restaurant: 6124 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22044, last inspection: July 5

violations: A food employee was observed handling the following ready-to-eat food using their bare hands: cooked duck from the front display case as preparing to cut for customer order, observed raw liquid eggs being stored above cooked baby corn in the Everest 1DR upright cooler, 2) observed raw shell eggs being stored above vegetables in the Walkin Cooler, food(s) are 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 50-53F after cooling overnight (over 12 hours) in the Walkin Cooler, food item(s) for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control: crispy pork, bbq pork, duck and chicken in the front display case, insect control device (hanging fly traps) are located over food preparation tables where dead insects may be impelled or fall, back door is kept open for ventilation and opening is not protected by a screen (all corrected), one hand sink located between the dish machine and Walkin Freezer without faucet nozzles

No violations

Hunan Cafe: 126 W Broad Street, Falls Church, VA 22046, last inspection: July 12

violations: none

La Estancia Churrasqueria: 7810-F Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: July 11

violations: none

North China Cafe: 7810-A Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: July 11

violations: none

Northside Social: 205 Park Ave, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046, last inspection: July 12

violations: none

Pupuseria Mana: 7236 Arlington Bv, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042, last inspection: July 10

violations: none

Taqueria Cancun: 7810-G Lee Hwy, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042, last inspection: July 11

violations: none

Wendy's: 7391 Lee Highway, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042, last inspection: July 13

violations: none

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