Drain Flies and Mice Droppings: Greater Alexandria Inspections

GREATER ALEXANDRIA, 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 Greater Alexandria inspections in September. Among the violations were mouse droppings and drain flies in the food prep area at Springfield's Food Corner Kabob.

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.

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Violations

Bozzelli's Italian Deli: 8091A Alban Road, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 8

violations: eggplant not properly cooled within two and six hours, pastas cold holding at improper temperatures (both corrected)

Chuy's: 6793 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 13

violations: foods cold holding at improper temperatures, dirty utensils (both corrected), mold inside ice bin

Denny's: 7214 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Sept. 13

violation: employee did not wash hands between handling dirty and clean utensils (corrected)

Food Corner Kabob: 7031 Brookfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 12

violations: raw meat stored over ready-to-eat food, lettuce and sliced tomato cold holding at improper temperatures (both corrected), food stored on floor in walk-in cooler, cooler not operating properly, accumulation of debris on non-food contact surfaces, drain flies and mice droppings in food prep area, floors under kitchen equipment in need of cleaning

Jerry's Subs and Pizza: 6308 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Sept. 13

violation: raw steak, cheese cold holding at improper temperatures

Johnny's NY Style Pizzeria: 7011-G Manchester Boulevard, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Sept. 8

violations: improper method of cooling chicken and meatballs (corrected), cheese, garlic/oil mixture, pastas cold holding at improper temperatures, prep cooler not operating properly, cutting board not able to be properly sanitized due to deteriorated condition, fruit flies in kitchen

McDonald's: 8735 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: Sept. 11

violation: sliced ham cold holding at improper temperature (corrected)

Sweet Frog: 6307-F Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Sept. 11

violations: utensils stored with handles facing down, cutting board not able to be properly sanitized due to deteriorated condition (both corrected)

No Violations

Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizza: 6525 Frontier Dr, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 12 (follow up)

violations: none

Dishes of India: 1510A Belleview Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22307, last inspection: Sept. 13

violations: none

Four Seasons Cafe: 5960 Kingstowne Town Center #110, Kingstowne, VA 22315, last inspection: Sept. 12 (follow up)

violations: none

Pizza Hut: 7611 Richmond Hwy #105, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Sept. 13

violations: none

The Greene Turtle: 7879 Heneska Lp, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315, last inspection: Sept. 12

violations: none

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