Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Prep Without Gloves

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 the latest inspections the Route 1 corridor, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations was food handling with bare hands at Ken's Asian Bistro. This violation was corrected during the inspection.

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

El Pollo Primero: 7324 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: April 2

violations: The following 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 COOKED CHICKEN, RICE AND BEANS IN WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT PROPER DATE MARKING (corrected)

Elsie's Magic Skillet: 8166 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: April 1

violations: Unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: OBSERVED UNCOVERED PLATED DESSERTS WITH BEVERAGES STORED ABOVE, 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 SAUSAGE PATTY AND CHICKEN SALAD IN WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT DATE MARKING (both corrected)

Jersey Mike's: 7732-D Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: April 2

violations: The following 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 TUNA SALAD IN WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT PROPER DATE MARKING, OBSERVED HAND DRYING TOWELS MISSING AT HANDWASH NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (both corrected)

Ken's Asian Bistro: 2256 Huntington Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: April 2

violations: A food employee was observed handling the following ready-to-eat food using their bare hands: raw cucumber at the front sushi prep station, raw animal food preparation conducted in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: 1) raw beef over cut onions in prep cooler; 2) fish roe over onions, chicken over carrots, person in charge is not able to provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with the following potentially hazardous food items: Sushi rice at sushi station was missing time markings (all corrected)

Kimchi House Restaurant: 8537 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: April 3

violations: OBSERVED RAW BEEF IN 2DR COOLER STORED OVER BEAN SPROUTS, OBSERVED COOKED BEEF IN 2DR COOLER WITHOUT DATE MARKING (both corrected)

Las Cazuelas: 8368 Richmond Highway, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22309, last inspection: March 25

violations: A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the following food item(s) that may be served raw and/or undercooked:CEVICHE DE PESCADO

Ricos Tacos Moya III: 8685 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: April 3

violations: OBSERVED SHELL EGG IN WALK-ON OVER COOKED BEEF (corrected)

Rosita's Restaurant & Carry Out: 6510 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: April 1

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:OBSERVED REFRIED BEANS AND COOKED CHICKEN IN WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT DATE MARKING (corrected)

No Violations

Dishes of India: 1510A Belleview Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22307, last inspection: March 27

violations: none

Mamma's Kitchen: 7601 Fordson Rd, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: April 2

violations: none

McDonald's: 7614 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: April 3

violations: none

Moon Inn: 6140 Richmond Hwy, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303, last inspection: March 27

violations: none

Pollo Campero: 7705 Fordson Road, Suite# 101, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: April 2

violations: none

Wingstop: 8723-C Cooper Road, Alexandria, VA 22309, last inspection: March 28

violations: none