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Frozen Yogurts Too Warm In Storage: Greater Alexandria Inspections

Greater Alexandria restaurants were cited for handling food and garbage and cooled foods that were too warm.

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 some frozen yogurts at improper temperatures at SweetFrog. This violation was corrected during the inspection.

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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

Afghan Bistro: 8081-D Alban Road, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 19

violations: cooked carrots cold holding at improper temperature

China Garden Restaurant: 6426 Landsdowne Center Dr, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Sept. 20

violations: employee handling garbage and food without washing hands, garlic and oil mixture cold holding at improper temperature, milk jug and can used as scoops for rice (all corrected)

Johnny Rockets: 5900 Kingstowne Center #100, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Sept. 19

violations: foods cold holding at improper temperatures (corrected), one refrigerator not operating properly

Maggio's Italian and Latin Cuisine: 2258 Huntington Ave, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: Sept. 19 (follow up)

violation: items on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Paradiso Restaurant: 6124 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Sept. 20 (follow up)

violation: cooler not operating properly

SweetFrog: 7770 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Sept. 19

violation: some frozen yogurts at improper temperatures (corrected)

No Violations

Bob & Edith's Diner: 6316 Springfield Plaza, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: Sept. 15

violations: none

Subway: 7525 Huntsman Boulevard, Springfield, VA 22153, last inspection: Sept. 18

violations: none

Thai Ghang Waan: 7056 Spring Garden Dr, Springfield, VA 22124, last inspection: Sept. 20

violations: none

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