Kingstowne Restaurant Inspections: Raw Food Over Prepared Food

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 around Kingstowne, including restaurants that passed with no 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

China Garden Restaurant: 6426 Landsdowne Center Dr, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: May 29

violations: The raw animal food on display is stored in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: Several flats of raw shell eggs observed stored directly over bok choy and container of raw chicken observed stored directly on top of box of tomatoes in walk-in, food(s) are not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within two hours and to 41°F within a total of six hours: general tso chicken made last night observed at 59F (packed tightly in to go containers) (both corrected), methods used for cooling were not adequate to facilitate proper cooling: Several containers of general tso's chicken observed cooling in to go containers tightly packed, cutting boards observed heavily scratched and scored, utensils were observed in a state of repair and condition preventing effective maintenance and cleaning/sanitization: Several pots and a knife observed in poor repair, several spice and rice containers observed in need of cleaning

Mediterranean Gourmet Market: 6122 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: May 28

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Hummus 49f-50f, rice 47f-49f both in the 4 door display cooler, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: 4 door display cooler 49f-51f (all corrected)

No Violations

Springfield Cafe: 6355 Walker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22130, last inspection: May 30

violations: none