Leesburg Health Inspections: Vino Bistro, Auntie Anne's, Planet Smoothie

LEESBURG, VA — The Loudoun County Health Department recorded violations at several restaurants around Leesburg during recent inspections. The most recently published inspections occurred between July 20 and July 26.

Most COVID-19 restrictions around the state have relaxed, so health inspectors are returning to conduct some restaurant inspections in person. However, some visits, such as those for training purposes, can be conducted virtually.

Violations at restaurants typically focus on factors that can contribute to food contamination. The local health department can also perform a re-inspection to ensure that possible violations have been corrected.

For every observed violation, the inspector provides a specific corrective action that can be completed to rectify the violation. Sometimes these are simple, and violations can be corrected during the course of the inspection.

Here are the most recent restaurant inspections in the Leesburg area, according to the Loudoun County Health Department.

• King Street Coffee, 110 S. King St Leesburg, VA 20175
  • Date inspected: July 21
  • Total violations: 2
    • Food prepared in a private home is used or offered for human consumption. Food prepared in private homes is not an approved source.
    • No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control for the 1/2 and 1/2 on the counter.
• Camp Potomac Woods Kitchen, 13932 Potomac Woods Lane Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: July 21
  • Total violations: 2
    • TCS (time/temperature control for safety) foods are hot holding at improper temperatures in the two serving hot boxes.
    • Facility does not have written procedures in place for utilizing time as a public health control at the salad bar.
• Trungo's, 2-C Loudoun Street SW Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: July 21
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed several food items reduced oxygen packed in the facility not properly labeled with the production date and time. All items reduced oxygen packaged did not include a time. Some food items did not include a date or time.
• Tarbenders, 10 South King St Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: July 22
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed: Low temperature dishmachine is not delivering chlorine to sanitize dishware (3 attempts).
    • TCS food (lamb, steak, cheese) in prep table not achieving temperature of 41F or below.
• TGI Friday's #307, 235 Fort Evans Rd NE Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: July 22
  • Total violations: 4
    • Alfredo sauce handle was observed in food.
    • Onions stored on the ground in dry storage room during inspection.
    • Raw chicken was observed stored above bacon in walk in cooler.
    • Employees and conditional employees are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health as they relate to the symptoms caused by illness, infection, or other source that is associated with an acute gastrointestinal illness or a lesion as their employee health forms were not signed and completed on file in restaurant. Provided person in charge forms to have employees sign.
• Vino Bistro, 1605 Village Market Blvd- Ste J-100 Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: July 22
  • Total violations: 13
    • Observed hand sink by 3 compartment with gloves and plastic bottle.
    • No soap available at hand sink by 3-compartment sink.
    • Shellstock tags are not consistently dated with last date used.
    • Observed slicer with food debris.
    • Observed the dishwasher at 25 ppm of chlorine.
    • Observed raw shell eggs 71F at an improper cold holding temperature the eggs were at top half of prep cooler stacked above the prep coolers ability to cool.
    • Observed butane fuel store next to crackers on mobile shelving rack next to prep cooler 2.
    • Observed Ahi tuna thawing in walk in cooler still in reduce oxygen packaging (ROP).
    • Observed utensils in stagnant water at a temperature of 78F.
    • Observed cutting boards on prep coolers with heavy scoring.
    • There were no chlorine test strips.
    • Observed plastic guard in ice machine with a build of dirt.
    • bserved hand sink by walk in cooler leaking.
• Market Salamander, 200 W. Washington St. Middleburg, VA 20117
  
  • Date inspected: July 22
  • Total violations: 4
    • Observed: handwashing cleanser missing at employee handwash sink next to grill area.
    • Observed: Low temperature dish machine chlorine is 0 ppm.
    • Prep line items cold holding on ice are at the improper temperature (cooked mushrooms, 45F, guacamole 48F).
    • No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control (TPHC)for 1/2 and 1/2 at coffee bar.
• Lansdowne Fairways -Currents Pool & Grill (Poolside Cafe), 44050 Woodridge Parkway Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: July 22
  • Total violations: 5
    • Employee was observed placing cut strawberries into blender for a drink with their bare hands. Ready to eat foods cannot be handled with bare hands.
    • The hand sink was observed being used to rinse blender pitchers out between use. Hand sinks are for hand washing only.
    • The internal temperature of cheese sauce was observed below 135 F while hot holding on the seam table.
    • Grilled chicken was observed stored in the top part of sandwich prep cooler cooling with an internal temperature of 90 F.
    • A wet wiping cloth was observed stored on the prep board at the mix station.
• Lansdowne Golf Course / Turnberry's, 43513 Squirrel Ridge Pl Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: July 22
  • Total violations: 6
    • Staff is was not properly trained to monitor the internal temperatures prepared foods while hot and cold holding. Kitchen staff did not have a food thermometer to monitor food temperatures.
    • Chicken salad and tuna salad was observed cold holding in the reach-in cooler at 47 F. The salads had been stored in the cooler since Wednesday.
    • In house made chicken and tuna salad were observed stored in cooler without any date marking with the date made or discard date.
    • Kitchen staff could not provide a food thermometer to check the internal food temperatures while the food is held hot and cold in this kitchen.
    • A single service plastic cup was observed stored in the ice bin and was used to scoop ice for drinks.
    • Mop was observed stored wet in the mop bucket and a dry mop was observed stored out back of the building on the concrete pad.
• South Street Under, 203 Harrison St Se Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: July 25
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed tomato gazpacho cold holding at improper temperature (45F). Observed sliced ham (49F), coleslaw (47F), cut melon (53F), pico de gallo (54), and sliced tomatoes (46) cold holding at improper temperatures in front prep unit. Observed potato leek soup (48F), vegetable soup (52F), and potato soup (45F) cold holding at improper temperatures.
    • Observed time as a public health control being used for milk not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food was removed from temperature control.
    • Observed several food items prepackaged in a grab & go manner with no label on the packaging. Items included rice pudding, brownies, lemon bars, pecan bars, German bars, eclairs, banana bread, zucchini bread, and cookies. Other items prepackaged in a grab and go manner have a label but are missing net weight.
    • Observed floors in need of cleaning in bread making area.
    • Observed ceiling by oven leaking.
• Auntie Anne's & Planet Smoothie, 241 Fort Evans Rd NE #893 Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: July 25
  • Total violations: 8
    • No paper towels provided at dish room hand sink.
    • No soap observed at dish room hand sink.
    • Dish room hand sink blocked by food card and observed container lid and pump stored in sink basin.
    • No sign instructing employees to wash hands at dish room hand sink.
    • Observed spray bottle of spic and span cleaner without label.
    • Two bottles of spic and span cleaner observed stored on shelf directly beside pretzel icing.
    • Flies observed throughout kitchen. Front door propped open.
    • Wet mops observed stored directly on floor and in mop sink basin.
• Vocelli Pizza, 42010 Village Center Plaza #130 Aldie, VA 20105
  
  • Date inspected: July 25
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed: Observed employee drinking from an open container.
    • Observed: Spray bottles containing toxics being stored adjacent to food items on lower prep shelf.
• Velocity Wings, 20 Town Square #100 Lovettsville, VA 20180
  
  • Date inspected: July 25
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed no hand drying provision at 2 handwashing sinks at the bar.
    • Upon EHS arrival, the only hand washing sink in the kitchen had the water turned off. Handwashing sink was not supplied with hot running water.
    • Observed milk (45F) cold holding at improper temperatures in mini fridge at bar.
    • The food establishment serves or sells raw or undercooked food and the permit holder does not inform consumers of the significantly increased risk consuming such foods by way of an asterisk on each food item to reference the footnote that states the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
    • Observed one side of hood vent above the flat top grill to be missing its baffles. Also observed 2 door freezer unable to maintain foods frozen. Foods are within cold-holding range.
• Ciro Ristorante, 42015 Village Center Plaza Suite #155 Aldie, VA 20105
  
  • Date inspected: July 25
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed: Employee handsink next to low temperature dish machine is blocked with rolling carts.
    • Observed: Several items (ossobuco, pasta containers (4)) in the walk-in refrigerator do not have labels/datemarks.
• T'Kila Mexican Kitchen & Bar, 19345 Promenade Dr Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: July 26
  • Total violations: 1
    • An accumulation of old food residue and grease was observed on the floor along the floor/wall juncture, under the cook line equipment, and under shelving.

Here are the facilities that did not record any violations:

• Merit School Learning Center
• Bhai Sahab
• Loudoun Hospital Center (Riverside Cafe)
• Loudoun Hospital Center(Bed Tower kitchen)
• The Pate Wagon
• Loudoun County Fair Grounds