Kingstowne Restaurant Violations: Worker Eating In Food Prep Area

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-Rose Hill, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Of note, Little Caesars Pizza was cited for an employee eating in the food preparation area. 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

Baskin Robbins: 7001-H Manchester Bv, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310, last inspection: Nov. 29

violations: Magic Chef refrigerator in back kitchen area is homestandard and not designed and constructed to be durable, door gaskets to both walk-in freezers observed in poor repair, no Certified Food Manager present in the establishment, current water heater (State PCE502OLSA, 6kW) does not have the capacity to meet the hourly peak hot water demands of the food establishment, wash basin/piping at three comp. sink leaks

Haagen-Dazs: 6500 Springfield Ml, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, last inspection: Nov. 30

violations: The person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card

Johnny's New York Style Pizzeria: 7011-G Manchester Boulevard, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Nov. 30

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures: garlic and oil (49F), fresh mozzarella (47F) on preptop of 2dr Superior prep cooler, 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 pasta, cooked chicken in walk-in cooler, person in charge is not able to provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with the following potentially hazardous food item(s): pizza served per slice did not have TPHC completed for all items (all corrected)

Little Caesars Pizza: 6144 Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria, VA 22304, last inspection: Nov. 28

violations: A food employee failed to wash her hands after eating along the cookline, but before engaging in food service activities, an employee was eating food while prepping pizzas: the employee food, a bread knot and an open container of sauce with a fork was placed on a surface used to season food for customers, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (all corrected), toilet room door is not provided with a self-closing door

Mission BBQ: 6482 Landsdowne Centre, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315, last inspection: Dec. 3

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: green beans in walk-in observed at 45F, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: Several containers and lids as well as a knife observed dirty but stored as clean (both corrected)

Osaka Japanese Steak & Seafood House: 5860 Kingstowne Center 180, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Dec. 3

violations: A food employee was observed drinking from an open cup along the cookline, food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Rice on counter in bus tub, previously take from the walk in refrigerator to be used during lunch hour 61f (both corrected)

Subway: 7566 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Nov. 30

violations: The following food item(s) were found hot holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Meatballs (50F) (corrected)

No violations

Chipotle Mexican Grill: 6500 Springfield Mall 6741, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Nov. 30

violations: none

Starbucks: 6525-B Frontier Dr, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: Nov. 30

violations: none

Sweet Frog: 5926 Kingstowne Towne Ctr, #170, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315, last inspection: Nov. 29

violations: none

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