Manassas Health Inspections: Olive Garden, Hospital Cafe, Elementary School

MANASSAS, VA — A restaurant, a hospital cafe, and a pair of local schools received violations during recent visits from the Prince William Health District. The most recently published inspections occurred between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1.

Though some coronavirus restrictions continue to fluctuate around the state, 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.

• Olive Garden Italian Restaurant #1367, 7501 Broken Branch Ln Manassas, VA 20110
  • Date inspected: Jan. 26
  • Total violations: 11
    • 1. Employees are not properly maintaining the temperatures of time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods during cold holding. 2. Employees are not monitoring the cooking temperatures of raw animal food. 3. Employees are not properly sanitizing food contact equipment and utensils. 4. Employee failed to wash his hands after handling soiled equipment/utensils and before handling clean equipment.
    • Through conversation and/or review of written policy, it was determined that the establishment's employee health policy (EHP) is not compliant with the VA food regulations because: the policy need to be updated and food employees need to be trained at least annually.
    • A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before handling clean equipment and utensils. (Unloading and removing clean equipment from the dishwasher machine.
    • Due to improper operation of the mechanical warewashing machine, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils are not sanitized after cleaning.
    • Raw chicken found at 151°F after cooking.
    • The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: cooked pasta stored in the refrigerated drawers under the grill and the macaroni and cheese stored in an ice bath.
    • The Certified Food Protection manager failed to maintain and provide department records that demonstrate necessary corrective actions were employed if there was a failure at the critical control point. The monitoring temperature and record keeping was missing on multiple reports.
    • Employees observed wearing jewelry (watch) on their arms and hands while preparing food.
    • The refrigerated drawers under the grill are not working properly (missing the door gasket) and not maintaining proper cold holding temperature of Temperature Control for Safety food (cooked pasta).
    • An irreversible registering temperature indicator is not provided.
    • The wash temperature of the high temperature sanitizing warewashing machine is not meeting the manufacturer's specifications. The minimum temperature was 149° F, not properly sanitizing food contact equipment and utensils.
• Prince William Cafe, 8700 Sudley Rd Manassas, VA 20110
  
  • Date inspected: Jan. 26
  • Total violations: 4
    • The food-contact equipment surface of the cafeteria cutting board is observed soiled with indented accumulations of soil and debris.
    • Tomato soup and rice found at 87°F/ 71°F and 131° was not heated to a sufficient temperature for hot holding.
    • Hot holding and reheating equipment is not sufficient in number and capacity to provide proper food temperatures.
    • Employees observed wearing jewelry (watch) on their arms and hands while preparing food.
• Mayfield Intermediate School, 9400 Mayfield Ct Manassas, VA 20110
  
  • Date inspected: Jan. 31
  • Total violations: 1
    • Several lights burnt out in hood system.
• Mullen Elementary School, 8000 Rodes Dr Manassas, VA 20109
  
  • Date inspected: Jan. 27
  • Total violations: 1
    • Hot water at hand sink in restroom is 61 degrees F. Hot water at hand sink at warewashing machine is 153 degrees F and no cold water is available to temper the hot water.

Other locations around the region were visited by the health department for a routine inspection and had no violations. Here are a list of the most recent locations in Manassas with flawless inspections.

• Manassas Park High School
• Unity Braxton Middle School
• Sinclair Elementary School
• Eavesdrop
• Vita Nova Creatives & Coffee
• West Gate Elementary School
• Unity Reed High School
• Ellis Elementary School