Kingstowne Restaurant Violations: Refrigerator At 61 Degrees

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-Rose Hill, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations was a Noodles & Company refrigerator measured at 61 degrees because it was turned off. 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

Chili's: 6250 Inter Parcel Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: July 10

violations: Observed chicken cooling in a 4-6 inch plastic tub covered in the walkin cooler, foods observed cold holding at improper temperatures: 1) Wings (50F), Raw Chicken (48F)--2, 2) Sausage (47F), observed dishes being washed in the dishmachine, which was not sanitizing at the time (both corrected), chemical sanitizing warewashing machine was observed with a sanitizing rinse concentration of less than 50 ppm chlorine solution, observed that the following is in need of cleaning: 1) Ceiling tiles

McDonald's: 7580 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: July 9

violations: Observed ice scoop lying in the ice bin (corrected), milk crate(s) found used for the following purpose(s): Shelving, door gaskets of the following unit(s) are (missing, damaged): 1) Beverage Air prep cooler, 2) Taylor reachin cooler, observed mop sink to be leaking, observed no sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands in the restrooms

Moby Dick House of Kabob: 5900 Kingstowne Towne Center, Kingstowne, VA 22315, last inspection: July 10

violations: Poultry item was not cooked to a sufficient temperature and/or time to eliminate pathogenic bacteria: chicken kabobs 155f (corrected)

Namaste: 6138 Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: July 11

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: cut tomato 61f, elevated above fill line at True two door prep top. cooked potatoes 54f in a double lexan pan at the True two door prep cooler (corrected)

Noodles & Company: 5900 Kingstowne Towne Ctr #130, Alexandria, VA 22312, last inspection: July 10

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: cooked steak 59f, 60f in the cold well along cookline, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: cold well along cookline ambient air was observed at 61f: The unit was not on (both corrected)

Romano's Macaroni Grill: 5925 Kingstowne Towne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: July 9

violations: Observed dried food debris on knives, forks, plates, bowls and lexan containers, which were in clean storage (corrected)

Shawarma Guys: 7011-C Manchester Blvd, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310, last inspection: July 10

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: cooked rice, flavored rice, and cooked meat in 3dr Turbo reach-in cooler, food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized: food container (both corrected), no temperature measuring device located in the following cold or hot holding equipment: 2dr display cooler, certified food manager could not provide a food temperature measuring device

Stone Hot Pizza: 7578B Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22135, last inspection: July 9

violations: Observed raw/cooked meats thawing at room temperature, foods hot holding at improper temperatures: Marinara (120F), handwashing facility located in the back is blocked (all corrected), one or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete, moist wiping cloths lying out on the countertops, nonfood-contact surface of the following equipment is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth: wooden shelving in the dishwashing area, door gaskets of the following unit(s) are (missing, damaged): True prep cooler, the following is not maintained in good repair: 1) Floor tiles, 2) Cove molding along the floor/wall junctures, 3) Burned out lights, 4) Mildew overgrown caulking along three compartment sink, 5) Walls, the following is in need of cleaning: 1) Walls, 2) Floor/wall junctures underneath and behind equipment and shelving

Subway: 6110 Rose Hill Dr, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: June 29

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device:deli ham, sofritas, chicken breast, chopped steak in #1 and cut tomatoes in #2 44f, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: The open top prep coolers 48f and 34f? (not circulating cold air)

No violations

Kumo Asian Bistro: 7025-F Manchester Blvd., Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: July 10

violations: none

Mama Mia Pizza: 6112 Rose Hill Dr, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: July 11

violations: none

Vocelli Pizza: 6126 Rose Hill Drive #15B, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: July 11

violations: none

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