Rat Holes Near Dumpster: Restaurant Inspections In Falls Church

FALLS CHURCH, VA -- Fairfax County regularly conducts health inspections for local 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 recent inspections in May. Among the violations were rat-made holes near a dumpster, employees not properly washing hands before handling food and raw food stored over cooked food.

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.

Bentley's Restaurant: 6654 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: May 17

violations: foods observed cold holding at improper temperatures, meats not dated or discarded within 24 hours, refrigerator not operating properly, potential rat-created holes near dumpster

El Tio Tex-Mex Grill: 7630 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: May 18

violations: employees not properly trained on when to wash hands, no bare hand contact with ready to eat foods, proper cooling methodology, employee not washing hands before food prep, employee put limes and lettuce on customer's plate without gloves, gloves not changed after handling raw meat, shrimp not frozen to ensure parasite destruction, queso dip not properly cooled within six hours, chicken, beans, ribs and pico de gallo observed cold holding at improper temperatures, foods not dated or discarded within 24 hours, no raw/undercooked food disclosure on menu for eggs, refrigerator not operating properly, pest control strips located over food

Granja De Oro: 2920 Annandale Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042, last inspection: May 16

violations: improper employee hand washing, raw food handled before using utensils, customer plates, peas tomatoes and shrimp observed cold holding at improper temperatures

The Happy Tart: 410 S Maple Ave Unit 4, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046, last inspection: May 15

violation: raw eggs stored over ready-to-eat food

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