Kingstowne Restaurant Inspections: Fly Traps Over Food Prep Area

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 Kingstowne-Rose Hill, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations were fly traps hanging over a food prep area at China Garden 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

Bonefish Grill: 5920 Kingstowne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 17

violations: There is no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (corrected), plumbing at the handsink near the dishwasher and the mop sink spigot are leaking and have plastic bags tied to the faucets to slow leakage

CAVA: 5965 Kingstowne Towne Ce, #100, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 17

violations: The food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized: Large stock pots being washed, rinsed and then placed into the clean shelving above the sink, handsinks at the front and sideline are being used to hold utensils (both corrected)

China Garden Restaurant: 6426 Landsdowne Center Dr, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 14

violations: Container of uncovered flour observed stored under hand sink, food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: pork and chicken (44F, 44F), equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: several containers observed dirty but stored as clean (all corrected), several cutting boards observed in poor repair, exterior of large spice and rice containers observed in need of cleaning, insect control devices (fly traps) observed located over prep areas where dead insects may be impelled or fall

Jimmy John's: 7011-D Manchester Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Jan. 9

violations: The following food items were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: roast beef (55F), turkey (57F) and sliced tomatoes (51F) in the Kairak 3-door reach-in prep refrigerator (corrected), no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: Kairak 3-door reach-in prep refrigerator with an ambient air temperature of 54F

Ledo Pizza: 5890 Kingstowne Center F-140, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 9

violations: The following food items that are not easily identified by appearance were observed without a label: squeeze bottles of oil along cookline, food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized:utensils being sanitized at the dishmachine (both corrected), chemical sanitizing warewashing machine was observed with a sanitizing rinse concentration of less than 50 ppm chlorine solution

Olympian's Family Restaurant: 6432 Landsdowne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 24

violations: House dressing is made with raw egg and is not disclosed (*) on the menu

Shawarma Guys: 7011-C Manchester Blvd, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310, last inspection: Jan. 11

violations: Employee did not wash hands before putting new gloves and after handling money, 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 rice in 2dr reach-in cooler and chickpea in walk-in cooler, air gap between the water supply outlet and the flood rim level mop sink is not observed (all corrected), certified food manager could not provide a food temperature measuring device

No Violations

Aditi Indian Dining: 5926 Kingstowne Towne Center #150, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 18

violations: none

Chipotle Mexican Grill: 5955 Kingstowne Towne Ctr #160, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 9

violations: none

La Madeleine: 5876 Kingstowne Center 100, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Jan. 22

violations: none

McDonald's: 5600 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Jan. 9

violations: none

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