Kingstowne Restaurant Violations: Tongs Hold Raw And Cooked Food

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 and Rose Hill, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations were tongs used for raw and cooked foods at Sampan Cafe. 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

Dairy Queen: 5810 Kingstowne Ce, #150, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315, last inspection: Aug. 27

violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: chocolate milk 47f, 49f in unit #3 and milk in unit #4 49f, 50f (corrected), refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: Each of the two door stacked ice cream freezer/refrigerators (lower cabinets only 47f, 49f) which hold milk products, water heater AO Smith model ELJF 50 917 does not have the capacity to meet the hourly peak hot water demands of the food establishment, ceiling tile located in prep area of the kitchen is absorbent and not easily cleaned

Domino's Pizza: 5960 Kingstowne Towne Center Blvd #110, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Sept. 11

violations: Observation was that two foodworkers were cutting a pizza in a box, for employee consumption, on unwrapped clean pizza boxes intended for consumers, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (both corrected)

House of Dynasty: 7550 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Aug. 27

violations: Observed seafood thawing at room temperature, food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Raw Shrimp (48F), Raw Beef (50F), and Pooled Eggs (57F)--1, no labeling on food items where time is being used as a public health control, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: 1) Knives in storage, 2) Can opener, 3) Slicer (all corrected), nonfood-contact surface of the following equipment is not designed or constructed to be easily cleanable: 1) Observed peeling plastic on the exterior of the dishmachine (remove), door gaskets of the following unit(s) are (missing, damaged): 1) Prep cooler, 2) Reachin cooler, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: 1) Interior of reachin/walkin units. 2) Gaskets on the reachin/walkin units, 3) Shelving, 4) Exterior of equipment, lack of an approved backflow prevention device on the water inlet line to the tea machine and ice machine, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided in the employee restroom, following is in need of cleaning: 1) Floor/wall junctures underneath and behind equipment and shelving

Katana Sushi: 7588 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Aug. 21

violations: The door gaskets of the following unit(s) are (missing, damaged): 1) Beverage Air reachin cooler, surfaces of ice bins, and enclosed components of equipment are not being cleaned as required, the following is in need of cleaning: 1) Walls

Rice and Spice Thai: 6466 Landsdowne Ctr, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Aug. 20

violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: corn (52F) and cooked mushrooms (53F) in prep (L) (corrected)

Sampan Cafe: 6116 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Sept. 5

violations: The following visibly soiled or improperly cleaned equipment or utensils were observed being used during food preparation: tongs used for raw chicken are being used to scoop raw beef and raw shrimp, cooked shrimp, cooked vegetables and raw vegetables, dispensing and/or in-use utensils improperly stored between use as follows: rice scoop stored in 72f water (all corrected), nonfood-contact surface of the following equipment is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth: The walk in refrigerator floor, the walk in freezer floor and the prep table shelf which are all observed with rust and pitting, cutting board(s) along the on prep tables are heavily scratched and scored, following utensil was observed in a state of repair and condition preventing effective maintenance and cleaning/sanitization: Cracked plastic containers and burnt/cracked utensils such as scoops, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: dishwashing racks, gaskets, outsides of bus tube, prep table shelves, etc., items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment are being stored on the premises, floors, walls ceiling, sides of cookline equipment, gaskets, refrigeration/freezer interiors, are in need of cleaning

TopGolf: 6625 S Van Dorn Street, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Aug. 30

violations: Food item(s) were found hot holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Pulled pork in steam well 114f, food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Observed salsa 74f,per manager was left on counter prior to being placed into 1 door undercounter cooler. brisket 52f, cut chicken 54f, cut tomato 52f, cut tomato 52f, steak 53f in unit #2; deli turkey 50f, sour cream 52f, cut tomato 55f; Bavarian cream in the 1 door upright cooler in the side room 46f (both corrected), refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: True prep cooler 50f, True prep cooler 49f, both along cookline

No violations

Burger King: 5890 Kingstowne Center 100, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Sept. 11

violations: none

East Moon Asian Bistro: 5920 Kingstowne Towne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Aug. 29

violations: none

Matsui Sushi Restaurant: 6408 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Aug. 20

violations:

Image via Shutterstock