Manassas Health Inspections: Coin Found In Pizza Sauce

MANASSAS, VA — Several facilities in the Manassas area recorded violations during recent health department inspections between April 5 and April 11.

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

Violations 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. Other violations are addressed later, and an inspector may conduct a follow-up inspection to ensure compliance.

Here are the most recent inspections from the Manassas area, according to the Prince William Health District.

• Ledo Pizza, 7547 Somerset Crossing Dr Gainesville, VA 20155
  • Date inspected: April 5
  • Total violations: 25
    • From the overall inspection the alleged violations were the reasoning for citing this particular regulation.
    • There was not a valid person in the establishment with a certified food protection manager certificate.
    • There was no verifiable employee health policy was not available at the time of the inspection.
    • There was no procedure available during the inspection to show how to clean vomit and diarrhea.
    • An employee donned gloves before washing hands to engage with food prep.
    • A hand washing sign was not posted at the hand sink in the bathroom.
    • The hand washing sink that is near the entrance of the kitchen water was turned off and was not in use.
    • There was a quarter in the pizza sauce that was being layered on a uncooked pizza dough.
    • In the overall facility there was food contact surfaces that were covered heavily in grease, debris and visibly soiled. Plates that were near or below food/ingredients. The meat slicer was also covered in food debris after being cleaned.
    • The stationary Chemical dishwasher was not properly sanitizing food contact surfaces, measured at 0ppm.
    • There were several food items that were out of temperature during the time of the inspection. in the Continental sandwich prep cooler 57F there were the following food items that were observed out of temperature, top (sliced tomatoes 55F, sliced grill chicken 56F) bottom (sliced cheese 55F, gyro meat sliced 60F, tzatziki sauce 57F) Continental sandwich prep station that held only salad dressing bottom (caesar dressing 60F).
    • There was no date marking system in place/ there were items that were still held after the 7th day. There was batch of shredded cheese that was done in the restaurant on Saturday did not bear a label to indicate date or discard or prepped.
    • There were several containers of toxic chemicals that did not have the name on them.
    • Several of the cold holding units were missing an ambient air thermometer.
    • There were multiple containers of food that was unlabeled with the name of the ingredient/food item inside.
    • There were pizza boxes that were placed inside a container that was purchased as a trash can but turned into a storage container. a paint brush was being used to sweep away dust and debris from in place meat slicer. there were also wood paint stirrers around the facility the appeared to be used.
    • An employee was observed working with food without a proper hair restraint on.
    • The door to the front Continental sandwich prep was taped together inside.
    • The facility had several areas that was covered in foil, cardboard boxes to line shelves and other absorbent materials that were not easily cleanable.
    • The shelves that held plates and other nonfood items were heavily covered in debris, dust and visibly soiled.
    • The 3 compartment sink faucet was leaking and not in proper working condition.
    • There was discharge of condensation in the continental sandwich prep in the back and was collecting on the floor of the prep refrigerator.
    • Mops were laying inside the mop bucket not actively being used.
    • The overall facility had a buildup of debris, grease covered walls, dust collection on the floors.
    • There were various personal items around the kitchen, above food prep areas.
• Pizza Hut #37452, 6352 Hoadly Rd Manassas, VA 20112
  • Date inspected: April 10
  • Total violations: 3
    • This food establishment has not established procedures for cleaning up vomiting or diarrheal events that happen in the facility.
    • Dishwash machine was not sanitizing,
    • Wet mop is not placed in a position that allows it to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
• Sobol, 13841 Healthcote Blvd. Ste 115 Gainesville, VA 20155
  • Date inspected: April 10
  • Total violations: 6
    • There was no verifiable employee health policy was not available at the time of the inspection.
    • There was no procedure available during the inspection to show how to clean vomit and diarrhea.
    • There were several perishable milks that were placed on the shelf in the back, Almond milk x4 75F, Planet oat milk x4 78F, Organic Soymilk x5 75F.
    • The sanitizer solution that was made on site of chlorine and water concentration was observed to measure more than 100ppm.
    • A hand sink that is next to the food prep area does not have a splash guard to protect food while prepping it.
    • The reach in freezer for the online customer orders had a buildup of ice/water inside.
• BBQ Chicken, 13841 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 130 Gainesville, VA 20155
  • Date inspected: April 10
  • Total violations: 13
    • There was no verifiable employee health policy was not available at the time of the inspection.
    • There was no procedure available during the inspection to show how to clean vomit and diarrhea.
    • An employee had a open drink container on the counter.
    • An employee was working with bare hands chopping ready to eat green onion garnish.
    • The hand sink near the cooking area was blocked by a prep table.
    • Asked an employee to set up 3 compartment sink and the sanitizer basin was being set up in the 2nd compartment with rinse as the last step.
    • The Kimchi Fried Rice has an egg that can be served undercooked, but does not have a consumer advisory giving warning of potential foodborne illness.
    • An employee was observed working with food without a proper hair restraint on.
    • Wet wiping cloths were being kept on the counter not in sanitizer.
    • In between use utensils were placed into containers of room temperature water.
    • There were clean single service items in the facility such as hot sauce bottles, soy sauce buckets etc.
    • There were no test strips for the Quaternary Ammonium chemical sanitizer solution.
    • Mops were laying inside the mop buckets.
• Duck Donuts, 10286 Bristow Center Dr Bristow, VA 20136
  • Date inspected: April 11
  • Total violations: 3
    • Observed that hand soap was not provided at two handwashing sinks.
    • Observed broken grill over reach in cooler broken.
    • Observed a closed Y valve at the mop sink under pressure which could cause a back siphonage contaminating the establishment's water supply.

The following facilities did not record any violations:

• Blessings Food On The Go
• Pupuseria Mia Deli Y Mas
• NC Ribs On Wheels
• Taqueria Guadalupana
• Little Caesars
• Kabul Kabob House
• Jersey Mike's Subs
• Starbucks (inside Harris Teeter)
• Texas Donuts