Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: James Cafe, Bubbleology, Popeye's

LEESBURG, VA — Several restaurants around Leesburg and western Loudoun County recorded violations during recent health department inspections. The most recent round of inspections occurred between April 6 and April 12.

Many 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.

• Anthony’s Italian & Mediterranean, 620 West Main Street Purcellville, VA 20132
  • Date inspected: April 6
  • Total violations: 8
    • Observed food employee placing sliced, ready-to-eat cucumbers in a large container with their bare hands.
    • Observed several shellstock tags not dated with when the last shellstock from the container was sold or served.
    • Observed raw beef stored over uncovered alfredo sauce in prep unit. Also observed raw salmon stored over ready-to-eat condiments.
    • Observed marinara sauce (2 containers) and brown sauce hot holding at improper temperatures. marinara sauce was observed at 80F and 68F, brown sauce was observed at 91F.
    • Observed several food items not properly dated for disposition. Observed baked potatoes with a prepared by date of 3/19 when employees stated the potatoes were prepared Saturday, 4/2. Also observed cooked chicken wings with a prepared by date of 3/19 when employees stated the chicken wings were prepared yesterday, 4/5. also observed white wine sauce and cooked noodles not dated for disposition.
    • Observed no test kit for Quaternary Ammonium sanitizer that was being used at the 3 compartment sink during inspection.
    • Observed plumbing under the 3 compartment sink to be leaking. Large puddle of water was observed under the sink and pipes observed having a slow leak.
    • Observed harborage conditions at outside trash area. Several unused equipment that appears broken (1 door refrigerator, ice machine).
• James Cafe, 671 Potomac Station Dr Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: April 6
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed unwashed vegetables stored over cleaned clean vegetables in walk in cooler.
    • Observed bowl stored at prep cooler used for raw meats not cleaned between use of chicken, beef, and shrimp.
    • Observed restroom being used for store of food, single use items, and equipment.
    • Observed wet clothes on prep cooler.
    • Observed the use of grocery bags to store a variety of food items.
• Hillsboro Charter Academy, 37110 Charles Town Pike Purcellville, VA 20132
  
  • Date inspected: April 6
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed no Quaternary Ammonium test kit for sanitizer used.
    • Observed no irreversible registering temperature indicator for high temperature dish machine.
• Morningside House Of Leesburg, 316 Harrison Street Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: April 6
  • Total violations: 4
    • Low temperature mechanical dish machine was not dispensing chlorine sanitizer during the wash/rinse/sanitize cycle at the time of inspection.
    • Observed sliced turkey with a discard date of 4/3/22, cooked rice with a discard date of 4/3/22 in the reach in cooler.
    • Observed waffle mix in dry storage area improperly stored on the ground.
    • Observed faucet in mop sink closet with a consistent leak.
• Leesburg Open Arms, 818 S King St Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: April 6
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed marinara with a date 3/11 and tomato paste 3/7 in 2 door reach in cooler.
• Bubbleology, 1604 Village Market Blvd SE #121 Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: April 7
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed powdered flavor uncovered on the counter.
    • observed the storage of window cleaner and bottled sanitizer hanging over soda cans.
• Dolce & Ciabatta Patesserie, 500 Fort Evans Rd, Ste 1A Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: April 7
  • Total violations: 3
    • There is no handwash lavatory conveniently located near the 3 compartment sink.
    • Hot water heater is off at this time.
    • The ceiling vent fan is not working in the restroom. The sinks are not sealed to the wall. The floor is not smooth and sealed at the floor sinks.
• Far East Asian Fire, 241 Fort Evans Rd NE Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: April 7
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed pan of rice cooling at improper temperature, 64F, in wic at 4:30pm. Manager stated rice was cooked at 11:30, covered and not monitored to ensure cooling temperature requirements were met.
    • Improper cooling methods used to cool rice and chicken broth in the wic. Cooling goods observed covered with broth stored in deep 5 gallon container.
• Popeye’s Restaurant, 515 Market Street East Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: April 7
  • Total violations: 1
    • Handsoap is not available at the rear kitchen handsink.
• Fly Balls, 1602 Village Market Blvd , 20175
  
  • Date inspected: April 7
  • Total violations: 4
    • Person in charge could not provide that employees have been trained on the signs, symptoms, and exposures of foodborne illnesses and who to report to.
    • Observed in glass 2 door reach in cooler raw pork stored next to feta cheese.
    • Observed Swedish meatballs 44F at an improper cold holding temperatures.
    • Observed lids of food storage being store on the floor.
• Kovi Asian Street Food, 1015 Edwards Ferry Rd NE Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: April 8
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed: Cole slaw, roasted corn and other cold held TCS food is registering temperatures above 41F, after a busy lunch period in prep table.
    • Observed: The menu board does not have asterisks on the menu items that are served undercooked/raw
    • Observed: Bins containing sugar and flour do not have labels, indicating contents.
• Qwench Juice Bar, 19353 Promenade Dr #103 Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: April 8
  • Total violations: 4
    • Observed at 3 compartment sink quaternary sanitizer at 0 ppm.
    • Observed spinach 64F (out at 7am) on setting on counter in strainer at an improper cold holding temperature.
    • Observed window cleaner, bleach spray, and dip it stored over prep sink.
    • Observed the top of the spray spout and the sliding freezer with a build up of grime and debris.
• Hunan Cafe, 414 Sycolin Rd SE Leesburg, VA 20175
  
  • Date inspected: April 11
  • Total violations: 6
    • Observed area near slicer and wire racks (storage area) in need of cleaning there was flour and rice on the floor.
    • Observed build up of food debris around handles of both prep coolers.
    • Observed wet cloth at hand sink by front register.
    • Observed cooked wonton 48F in prep cooler and garlic oil mix 51F on counter at an improper cold holding temperature.
    • Observed cooked chicken 129F and shrimp 116F on counter in metal bowls at an improper holding temperature.
    • Observed butcher knife with food debris.
• Loudoun Kitchen and Bar (The), 510 Market Street East Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: April 11
  • Total violations: 6
    • The fan guards on the cooling unit in walk-in cooler were observed with a heavy accumulation of dust / dirt.
    • The cutting board(s) along the prep cooler are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
    • Spray bottles with clear liquid was observed in the bar area that were no labeled with the name of the substance in the container. The spray bottles were labeled "server".
    • A bowl of diced chicken was observed stored in direct contact and on top of diced chicken at the sandwich prep cooler.
    • There was no paper towels or other hand drying machine in the employee's restroom.
    • Employee drink cup was observed without cover and sitting on the cutting board with scallions sitting next to it.

Here are the locations that recorded flawless inspections during their visit from the health department:

• Velocity Wings
• Chick-Fil-A
• Tally Ho Pizza
• Roy Rogers Of Leesburg