Food Prep With Bare Hands: 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 early September. Among the violations was food handling without gloves at Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express. The violation was corrected during the inspection.

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

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill: 7003-A Manchester Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Sept. 6

violations: potential cross contamination of raw foods, foods cold holding at improper temperatures, sanitizer concentrations is too high (all corrected)

Sarku Japan Teriyaki & Sushi Express: 6309 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Sept. 1

violations: employee handling food without gloves (corrected), sanitizer concentration is too low

No Violations

El Pollo Ranchero Tex Mex Cafe: 6324 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306

violations: none

Paisanos: 6133 Backlick Road A, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 6

violations: none

Panda Express: 6307-G Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22303, last inspection: Sept. 1

violations: none

Pho 495: 7215 Commerce St, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 1

violations: none

Silver Diner: 6320 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Aug. 31 (follow up)

violations: none

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