Kingstowne Restaurant Violations: A Drain Fly Problem

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 around Kingstowne. Among these violations were drain flies observed by the grease trap. The restaurant must follow up with a pest control service.

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: Observed employee wash hands without using soap, observed employee break eggs and not wash hands before continuing to cook, unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: walk-in and upright, Dispensing and/or in-use utensils improperly stored between use as follows: Rice scoop observed stored in standing water at room temperature. Knife observed stored in between prep tables. Rice scoop and ice scoop observed stored on rusty shelving above mop sink, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: can opener blade and dirty containers stored as clean at the three compartment sink, soap dispenser was not working at hand sink (all corrected), wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter, food stored in a location where it is subject to splash, dust or other contamination as follows: Container of uncovered flour observed stored under hand sink, food stored on the floor and/or food stored less than 6 inches off the floor: walk-in and walk-in freezer, following observed in need of cleaning: prep table shelf where cutting boards are stored, exterior of spice and sauce containers and walk-in shelving, several/many drain flies observed by the grease trap at the three comp. sink

Four Seasons Cafe: 5960 Kingstowne Town Center #110, Kingstowne, VA 22315, last inspection: May 25

violations: Foods not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours observed gen tso chicken 71f to 73f and cooked chicken wings 73f both on speed rack cooling for 2 hours. Manager is not monitoring the time the chicken reaches 135f to begin the two hour cooling time, Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: gen tso chicken 66f on side line next to fryer; cooked pork 58f, garlic in oil 66f over top of fill line in bowls at prep cooler; cooked noodles in walk in refrigerator 62f, which were previously left out, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (all corrected)

TGI Friday's: 6751-B Frontier Drive, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 29

violations: Foods hot holding at improper temperatures: Onion Soup (102F) (corrected)

Yard House: 6791 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: May 24

violations: No handwashing by foodservice employee in between glove changes after handling raw foods and before handling RTE foods, handwashing facility located in the dishwashing area is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing (both corrected), employees are not properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties, employees observed working in the food service area without proper facial hair restraints

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