Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Cockroaches Cited

Every wonder how clean your local restaurants are? Fairfax County restaurants regularly undergo health inspections, with the frequency depending on the type of food served and how it is prepared. While violations like malfunctioning refrigerators and food that's not warm or cold enough often pop up, health inspectors sometimes note more critical violations.

“In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," notes the Virginia Department of Health.

Here are full results for July inspections around the Route 1 corridor, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations were cockroaches in the food prep area at FK Pizza. The restaurant was required to follow up with pest control.

Click on the violations to see each restaurant's results. Full reports are usually available five to seven days after the inspection on the health department’s website.

Violations

Boston Market: 6650 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: June 2

violations: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING RAW CHICKEN WITH GLOVES THEN PROCEEDED TO PUSH CART AND OPEN WALK-IN DOOR WHICH HOUSES RAW CHICKEN AND COOKED PRODUCTS (corrected)

FK Pizza: 7475 Mount Vernon Square Circle, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306, last inspection: July 12

violations: Cockroaches observed under dish machine and under prep units

Izalco Bar & Restaurant: 8403-E Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: July 2

violations: COOKED CHICKEN BREAST IN PREP COOLER WITHOUT DATE MARKING (corrected)

Johnny's Sub Shop: 8256-B Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: July 18

violations: Uncovered egg rolls and pasta in walk-in cooler, hand washing sink at front counter blocked with empty food container (both corrected), grease and food build up behind grill, fryer and wok area

McDonald's: 6239 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: July 16

violations: Per manager, the facility has run out of stickers to mark the shredded cheese and fried onion (corrected)

Montebello Restaurant: 5905 Mt Eagle Dr, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: July 16

violations: Sanitizer concentration too low

Pilar's Restaurant: 2249 Huntington Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: July 17

violations: Tags missing from the molluscan shellfish containers on mussels and clams, handwashing facility located at the bar is blocked (both corrected)

Ricos Tacos Moya Restaurant: 8685 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: July 11

violations: Raw beef stored over cooked beef and soups in walk-in cooler, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked:OBSERVED DICED TOMATO, PICO DE GALLO, AND PORK SOUP IN WALK-IN WITHOUT PROPER DATE MARKING (both corrected)

Subway: 5836A North Kings Hwy, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303, last inspection: July 5

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: SLICED TOMATATOES (46 F)TUNA SALAD (44 F)IN COLD TOP UNIT, TUNA SALAD (51 F) IN WALK IN COOLER, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (both corrected), person in charge is not able to relate information on the primary symptoms of illnesses/diseases that are transmissible through food

No violations

Applebee's: 6310 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: July 5

violations: none

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