'Heavily Soiled Wiping Cloths' Used: Kingstowne Area Inspections

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 the latest inspections in Kingstowne, Rose Hill and Springfield, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations were "heavily soiled wiping cloths" used at Golden Hong Kong. Plus, in a follow up inspection, Mi Rico Peru corrected six of 12 violations.

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

Blue Pearl Buffet: 6820 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 8

violations: Foods hot holding at improper temperatures: hot box - sweet potatoes, baked potatoes (corrected)

Dairy Queen: 6446 Landsdowne Center Dr, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: May 10

violations: Observed that mops are improperly stored between use (corrected)

Ding How Carryout: 6808 Bland St, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 14

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: chicken wings, rice, garlic/oil (corrected), plumbing connections under the hand sink is leaking.

Golden Hong Kong: 6396 Springfield Plz, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 10

violations: Wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter, pesticides labeled for residential use were observed in the facility and are being applied by the operator to control pests (both corrected), heavily soiled wiping cloths in use, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: prep tables, shelving, floors underneath prep tables, cooling units, dry storage shelving area is in need of cleaning

Jersey Mike's Subs: 7000 Brookfield Plaza B, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 8

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: right 2dr prep cooler: slice cheese, slice tomatoes (corrected)

Mi Rico Peru: 6113 Franconia Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: May 15 (follow up)

violations: The tags for the molluscan shellfish (clams) are not being retained for 90 days, observed onions and boxes of food on floor, no temperature measuring device located in the following cold or hot holding equipment: two door prep cooler, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: refrigeration units, gaskets, sides of refrigeration units, shelves below prep tables, foil lining shelving units, observed that the floors, walls, cove base is in need of cleaning

Pizza and Gyro: 7058 Spring Garden Drive, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 14

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: pizza prep cooler: cook slice chicken, cook beef, handwashing facility located at the kitchen is blocked, hand soap was not provided at each handsink (all corrected), nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: interior of the cooling units, under the prep tables, pizza oven exterior, floors in the kitchen is in need of cleaning

Veronica's Bakery & Cafe: 6354-B Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 8

violations: Raw animal food on display is stored in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: raw fish above cole slaw, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection, hand soap was not provided in the kitchen handwashing sink (all corrected)

The Revolution Darts & Billiards: 7255 Commerce St, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 9
violations: Raw and/or undercooked foods are provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure without proper disclosure: ahi tuna, steak salad, minute man burger missing

No violations

Hong Anh Restaurant: 6306 Springfield Plz, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 16

violations: none

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