Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Grease Deposits Found

Ever wonder how clear 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 find 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 January inspections around the Route 1 corridor, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations was grease deposits on food contact surfaces at Nyame Ye Restaurant.

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

Abi's Restaurant: 5838-B North Kings Highway, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: Jan. 11

violations: Observed a foodworker wash gloved hands in the prep sink (corrected)

Bread & Water: 1512 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22307, last inspection: Jan. 3

violations: 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 CHICKEN SALAD IN 3DR COOLER AND PREP COOLER WITH DATE OF 12-19-2018 (corrected)

Johnny's Sub Shop: 8256-B Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: Jan. 22

violations: The following ready-to-eat food that is made using a combination of ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous ingredients is not properly dated for discard using the date of the first-prepared ingredient:cooked chicken wings, pasta and egg rolls in walk-in cooler, hand soap was not provided at hand sink by fryer (corrected)

Ken's Asian Bistro: 2256 Huntington Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: Jan. 10

violations:Open drinking containers and plates of employee food stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils on the prep table, raw animal food on display is stored in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: a crate of greens was stored on raw chicken in the walk in refrigerator, spray bottle of cleaner was stored above the foods at the prep table (all corrected)

Montebello: 5905 Mt Eagle Dr, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: Jan. 11

violations: Observed a food worker handle raw onion for a sandwich prep using bare hands (corrected)

Nyame Ye Restaurant: 8640A Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: Jan. 23

violations: BOILED EGGS ON COUNTER TOP IN WATER AT 77F, food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: COOKED CHICKEN GIZZARD PREPACKAGED FOR SALE AT FRONT DISPLAY COOLER WITHOUT DATE (both corrected), encrusted grease deposits and/or other soil deposits were observed on the food contact surfaces of the following cooking equipment: OVEN IN BACK OF KITCHEN AND MICROWAVES NEAR COOKLINE, food establishment's Permit to Operate is no longer valid due to expiration of the permit on December 31, 2018

Pilar's Restaurant: 2249 Huntington Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: Jan. 14

violations: The food establishment's Permit to Operate is no longer valid due to expiration of the permit on December 31, 2018, hand soap was not provided at side handwashing sink (corrected)

Pupuseria Dona Azucena: 8764 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: Jan. 15

violations: Food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked:COOKED CHICKEN AND BEEF IN WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT DATE MARKING (corrected)

Roy Rogers: 8860 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: Jan. 15

violations: 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 COOKED CHICKEN IN WALK-IN WITHOUT DATE MARKING (corrected)

Ricos Tacos Moya: 8685 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: Jan. 15

violations: The person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card

Sea Boil Crab House: 7305 Richmond Hwy, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306, last inspection: Jan. 4

violations: Employees health records not provided

Toppers Pizza: 6676 Richmond Hwy, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306, last inspection: Jan. 16

violations: Wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter, box containing food items on walk-in refrigerator floor (both corrected), employees signed forms to show awareness of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food not on premises

Wing Zone: 8634 Richmond Hwy, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22309, last inspection: Jan. 10

violations: NO THERMOMETER PRESENT, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (corrected)

No Violations

Boston Market: 6650 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Jan. 3

violations: none

Cedar Knoll: 9030 Lucia Ln, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22308, last inspection: Jan. 10

violations: none

Dunkin Donuts: 1500 Belleview Boulevard, Alexandria, VA 22307, last inspection: Jan. 11

violations: none

Famous Dave's: 6630 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Jan. 22

violations: none

Five Guys: 7622 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: Jan. 3

violations: none

FK Pizza: 7475 Mount Vernon Square Circle, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306, last inspection: Jan. 10

violations: none

Panda Express: 6307-G Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22303, last inspection: Jan. 22

violations: none

Taco Bell: 8652 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: Jan. 22

violations: none

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