Kingstowne Restaurant Violations: Pesticide Strip Over Prep Area

KINGSTOWNE, VA — Fairfax County restaurants regularly undergo health inspections, with the frequency depending on the type of food served and how it is prepared.

The Virginia Department of Health notes in a statement, “In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations." While violations like malfunctioning refrigerators and food that's not warm or cold enough often pop up, health inspectors sometimes note more critical violations.

Here are the full results from recent inspections around Kingstowne, Rose Hill and Springfield, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations was an insecticide strip hanging over a food prep area at Kokee Cafe in Springfield. This violation was corrected.

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

Bob & Edith's Diner: 6316 Springfield Plaza, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 14

violations: No Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (corrected)

Bonefish Grill: 5920 Kingstowne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 2

violations: Nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: sides of cookline equipment, toilet room door is not provided with a self-closing door

Deli Mall Cafe and Kabob: 6553 Loisdale Ct, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 6

violations: Frozen foods not maintained at proper temperature, raw shell eggs stored at room temperature (both corrected), Hot handle on the three compartment sink needs repair

Goody Corner Deli: 6501 Loisdale Court, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 6

violations: food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: macaroni salad, tuna salad (corrected)

Katana Sushi: 7588 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 14

violations: pork pot stickers cold holding at improper temperature, reach-in cooler not operating properly (corrected), aluminum foil lining walls, walls in need of cleaning

Kokee Cafe: 6713 Springfield Ml, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 6

violations: No protection for food samples on the front counter, food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Milk (60F, 53F) (corrected), no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (corrected), insecticide strips being hung above food prep/storage areas (corrected)

Ledo Pizza: 5890 Kingstowne Center F-140, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 2

violations: Unlabeled food containers not easily identified by appearance: bottles of water and oil; foods cold holding at improper temperatures: chicken wings 50f, provolone cheese 51f, cut tomato 50f, marinara 56f. Observed sausage 42f, meatball 42f, cut tomato 42f, pizza sauce 55f; handwash sink is blocked with mop bucket, soda crates and cleaning supplies in the basin, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands and paper towels not provided at handwashing sink (all corrected), continental 2 door prep cooler and pizza prep cooler not operating properly, door gaskets of two door display cooler at the bar damaged

Nando's Peri-Peri: 6802 Springfield Mall 6802, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 8

violations: door gaskets of prep cooler missing, damaged, one or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is missing or incomplete

Paradiso Ristorante: 6124 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Feb. 1

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: ham 51f, tiramisu 45f, bruschetta 47f, spaghetti noodles 47f, penne pasta 46f, fettucini 46f, garlic in oil 46f, raw chicken 44f, cut tomato 46f; potato salad 47f, tuna salad 49f; smoked salmon not marked with time as a public health control (both corrected); lemon curd cooling for over 6 hours (prepared the evening before measured at 52f in the walk in); no consumer advisory for raw/undercooked food items: hamburger, steak, salmon; door gaskets of the three door prep cooler along cookline damaged; tags for the molluscan shellfish not being retained for 90 days

Pho Bowl: 6406 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 6

violations: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints, The following food item for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control: bean sprouts (both corrected)

&Pizza: 6801 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 8

violations: Door gaskets of the following unit(s) are (missing, damaged): Reachin coolers, cardboard boxes being used to line the flooring of the walk in unit, sanitizer concentration too low (corrected)

Stefano Versace Gelato: 6814 Springfield Mall, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 6

violations: one or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete (corrected), no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions

Vocelli Pizza: 6126 Rose Hill Drive #15B, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Feb. 8

violations: pizza sauce cold holding at improper temperature, paper towels were not provided at each handwashing sink (both corrected), cracked floor tiles through kitchen, light bulb(s) in the back dry storage area are not covered by a protective shielding

Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar: 6795 Springfield Mall, last inspection: Feb. 6

violations: food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Cottage Cheese (44F), Coleslaw (44F)--1, Cheddar Cheese (44F)--2, Ranch Dressing (45F), Yogurt Sauce (44F)--4, Custard (48F), Cheddar Cheese (44F) (corrected), floor tiles in food prepa area not maintained in good repair

No Violations

Chipotle: 5955 Kingstowne Towne Ctr #160, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 7

violations: none

Little Caesar's: 6144 Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria, VA 22304, last inspection: Feb. 7

violations: none

Mike's American Grill: 6210 Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Feb. 13

violations: none

Paisano's: 6937-A Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Feb. 5

violations: none

Ruby Tuesday: 6601 South Van Dorn St, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 8

violations: none

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