Kingstowne-Rose Hill Restaurant Violations: Topgolf, Baja Fresh

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 in the Kingstowne and Springfield areas, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations was employees handling lettuce with bare hands at The Perfect Pita 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

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill: 7003-A Manchester Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22310, last inspection: Feb. 28

violations: foods hot holding at improper temperatures: cooked rice at 118 F, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: pico de gallo at 46 F and guacamole at 45 F

Balkan Grill: 5902A N Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303, last inspection: March 5

violations: food items that are not easily identified by appearance were observed without a label: Bottles of cooking oil along cookline, ready-to-eat food not properly dated for discard using the date of the first-prepared ingredient: Yogurt sauce, gravy and opened bulk feta cheeses (both corrected), nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: interior of the prep cooler

The Perfect Pita: 7653 Fullerton Rd. Suite E &F, Springfield, VA 22153, last inspection: March 7

violations: Food employee(s) was observed handling lettuce using their bare hands (corrected), Certified Food Manager does not possess the CFM card

No Violations

Burger King: 5890 Kingstowne Center 100, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 28

violations: none

Jacalito Grill: 8081-A Alban Road, Springfield, VA 22150, last inspection: March 7

violations: none

Rice and Spice Thai: 6466 Landsdowne Ctr, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: Feb. 27

violations: none

Topgolf: 6625 S Van Dorn Street, Alexandria, VA 22315, last inspection: March 6

violations: none

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