Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 18 Violations At 5 Locations

LEESBURG, VA — Officials from the Loudoun County Health Department inspected multiple restaurants across the Leesburg area from Sept. 1 to Sept. 7, including five different locations with violations.

As coronavirus restrictions continue to fluctuate around the state, 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.

• Arby’s, 605 Potomac Station Dr Leesburg, VA 20176
  • Date inspected: Sept. 2
  • Total violations: 2
    • The bottom portion of the roast hot holding on the slicer is not hot holding at proper temperature. The top portion (closer to the heating element) is at 180F. Jus in thermos hot holding at improper temperatures due to it being unplugged.
    • The ice deflector of the ice machine has visible pink and black residue on it.
• Best Thai Kitchen, 4 East Federal St Middleburg, VA 20117
  
  • Date inspected: Sept. 3
  • Total violations: 7
    • Observed: There is no verifiable employee health policy for employees to report signs and symptoms of illness.
    • Observed: Employees drinking out of container (water bottles) that is not handled to prevent contamination.
    • Observed: Utensils in use stored in water (77F) that is below 135F.
    • Observed: There are no test strips for chlorine to determine the parts per million chlorine in the sanitizing cycle of the low temperature dish machine.
    • Observed: Public restroom door is not self-closing.
    • Observed: Food residue (beyond the normal accumulation of one day) observed on various surface areas in kitchen: back of prep table, walls
    • Observed: Hood is missing baffle. Some baffles are dented and in disrepair
• Ashleigh@ Lansdowne Retirement & Assisted Living Community, 44124 Woodridge Parkway Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: Sept. 3
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed handwashing sink in kitchen missing paper towels.
    • Observed tuna in 2-door reach in cooler with a container of tuna with a date marking of 8/26/21.
    • Observed chemical spray container stored next to food products in kitchen.
    • Observed single use food packaging items stored on the ground in dry storage room.
    • Observed personal employee belongings stored above sanitized food utensils and dishware.
• Mama Spice (Chefscape Leesburg), 1602 Village Market Blvd Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: Sept. 3
  • Total violations: 1
    • Food employee dried a mixing bowl with a wiping cloth immediately after sanitizing it at the three compartment sink.
• King Street Oyster Bar Middleburg, 1 East Washington St Middleburg, VA 20117
  
  • Date inspected: Sept. 2
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed: No verifiable form of employee health policy available for employees to report signs and symptom of illness.
    • Observed: Bar hand sink does not have paper towels.
    • Observed: Bar low temperature dish machine delivering 0 ppm chlorine