Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Fire Barn Pizza And The Wing Pot

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — One location in the Fredericksburg area was cited with violations during a recent inspection from the Rappahannock Area Health District. The inspection occurred on Jan. 24.

The number of in-person inspections has decreased to start the year. Many restaurants in the region have received virtual training visits from the health department. Inspection reports noted that inspectors have used the training visits to warn about risk factors as a result of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant.

The Fredericksburg area has also been struck by inclement weather to start the year. Snowstorms have wreaked havoc on road conditions, and one storm earlier this month knocked out power to thousands of residents and businesses across the region.

Violations at restaurants typically focus on factors that can contribute to food contamination. The local health department can also perform a re-inspection to ensure that possible violations have been corrected.

For every observed violation, the inspector provides a specific corrective action that can be completed to rectify the violation. Sometimes these are simple, and violations can be corrected during the course of the inspection.

Depending on the results of the inspection, the health department can pursue several actions. They can issue a permit for the restaurant to continue serving food, they can schedule a follow-up inspection to determine if violations have been rectified, or they can temporarily shut down an establishment until certain issues are solved.

Here are the most recent violations as listed by the Rappahannock Area Health Department:

• Fire Barn Pizza & The Wing Pot, 2601 Salem Church Road #109 Fredericksburg, VA 22407
  • Date inspected: Jan. 24
  • Total violations: 1
    • The person in charge was unable to produce a test kits to test the quatenery ammonium sanitizer. Person in charge ordered kit during inspection. EH left person in charge some test strips to use.

Only two other locations received routine inspections during the recent round of health department visits. Neither of the remaining locations recorded violations.

• Taqueria El Habanero Feliz (VA 187 204 TM)
• McDonald's Restaurant