Kingstowne Restaurant Inspections: Raw Chicken At 49 Degrees

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 the full results from recent inspections in the Kingstowne and Springfield area, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these was chicken measured at 49 degrees at Romano's Macaroni Grill. Typically bacteria can multiply on raw or undercooked chicken between 40 and 140 degrees. 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

Chuy's: 6793 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: March 19

violations: Equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: Food processor blades, Vegetable dicer, handwashing facility located in the back is blocked (both corrected), burned out lights throughout facility, permit holder is not in compliance with the HACCP plans and procedures

Dave & Buster's: 6655 Springfield Mall, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: March 20

violations: Observed that the following is not maintained in good repair: 1) Walls in chemical storage area

Del Ray Pizzeria: 1401 Belle Haven Road, Alexandria, VA 22307, last inspection: March 13

violations: Inadequate record keeping system for molluscan shellfish when removed from their tagged or labeled container (corrected)

Hai Duong Vietnamese Restaurant: 7033 Brookfield Plaza, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: March 14

violations: Cooling foods in covered containers, nonfood-contact surface of the following equipment is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth: cardboard being used as shelving liners

JKO Catering Company: 6333 South Kings Hwy, Suite E, Alexandria, VA 22306, last inspection: March 15

violations: Food thawing using an improper method: salmon thawing in stagnant water (corrected), floors are chipped and cracked and are not maintained in good repair

Pizza Boli's: 2304 Huntington Ave, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: March 9

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: pizza sauce in a bucket on countertop 51f, manufacturer containers previously used for tuna and for tzyaki sauce were observed reused for the storage of cheese sauce and tomatoes (all corrected), operator is not testing the chemical sanitizing solution to ensure proper concentration, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection, openings to the exterior of the building are present along the top of back door and door handle has opening

Romano's Macaroni Grill: 5925 Kingstowne Towne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: March 15

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: orzo 48f, shredded cheese 49f, cut tomato 49f, raw chicken 49f placed less than 1 hour prior (corrected)

No Violations

9PadThai: 7022 B Commerce St, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: March 20

violations: none

Arby's: 4815 Beauregard St, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22312, last inspection: March 19

violations: none

The Greene Turtle: 7879 Heneska Loop, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: March 9

violations: none

Grounded Coffee Shop: 6919 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: March 13

violations:

Honey Baked Ham Company: 6200 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: March 14

violations: none

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