Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 27 Violations At 1 Location

MANASSAS, VA — The Prince William Health District visited several restaurants around Manassas during their most recently published round of inspections. The inspections occurred between May 4 and May 10.

Many 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.

• International House Of Pancakes#564, 8785 Centreville Rd Manassas, VA 20110
  • Date inspected: May 4
  • Total violations: 4
    • A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided and/or is not clearly visible at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
    • Different types of raw animal foods stored in such a manner that may cause cross contamination. Chicken, Fish & Beef on bottom shelf of WIC improperly arranged; raw chicken stored next to pasteurized eggs in reach in cooler; and uncovered pasteurized egg mixture on bottom shelf of reach in.
    • There is no refuse container at the area immediately adjacent to the hand sinks.
    • Materials used to cover floor in the ware washing area and the ceiling in the dry storage area were in a manner that was not easily cleanable.
• Saunders Middle School, 13557 Spriggs Rd Manassas, VA 20112
  
  • Date inspected: May 4
  • Total violations: 2
    • The cut lettuce salad was found being cooled (after preparation within the hour) in the Traulsen 4 door reach-in on the cookline.
    • There is a "Y" adapter on the faucet at the mop sink that allows 2 hoses to be attached. Mop sink faucet vacuum breakers are not designed for the continuous pressure created by the "Y" adapter/hoses.
• Raices Peruvian Cuisine, 8643 Sudley Rd. Manassas, VA 20110
  
  • Date inspected: May 5
  • Total violations: 27
    • Employees are not aware of or are not monitoring the cooking, cooling, hot holding, and/or reheating temperatures of potentially hazardous food.
    • The person in charge failed to identify equipment not working properly and not maintained in a clean condition. Observed walk in cooler with condensation leak; cooling units without working ambient thermometers; ware washing and sanitizer buckets without test strips to measure adequate availability of sanitizer; handwashing sink without hot water and slow drain; no date/labeling system for TCS foods; and inadequate lighting in the walk in cooler.
    • The person in charge is not able to provide a verbal or written policy for preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by an employee who has a disease or a medical condition.
    • The food establishment does not have written procedures for cleaning up vomiting or diarrheal events that happen in the facility.
    • A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided and/or is not clearly visible at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
    • There is no written agreement or statement from the supplier or aquaculturist stipulating that the Fish used for Ceviche, raw-marinated, partially cooked, or marinated-partially cooked fish served or sold in ready-to-eat form, is aquacultured and/or the records are not retained in the food establishment for 90 calendar days beyond the time of service or sale of the fish.
    • Raw eggs stored next to ready-to-eat vegetables in the walk in refrigeration unit.
    • Unwrapped or uncovered food in the Walk in cooler near a condensation leak.
    • Cooked potentially hazardous foods are not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and to 41°F within a total of 6 hours
    • Tomatoes & cheese stored in the reach in cooler were observed cold holding at improper temperatures
    • The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) potatoes in the refrigeration unit are not date marked.
    • 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 a disclosure and reminder.
    • Food containers for cooling food are arranged so as not allow for maximum heat transfer.
    • Vegetables intended for hot holding were not cooked to the proper temperature.
    • The Person in Charge could not provide a food temperature measuring device.
    • The ambient (air/water) temperature measuring device (dual or degrees F) located in the walk in cooler is not easily readable.
    • Food packaged in the establishment is not labeled as specified in law.
    • An exterior door was observed to be open. This may allow the entry of insects and rodents.
    • Food storage under leaking water lines, sewer lines or lines where water has condensed - Walk in cooler.
    • The nonfood-contact surface of the equipment is not designed or constructed to be easily cleanable
    • There is no chemical sanitizing test kit present to ensure the chemical sanitizing solution used is at the proper concentration.
    • The nonfood-contact surface of the ware washer sanitizer bottle is not cleaned at an appropriate frequency.
    • The sink basin at the front hand sink is slow to drain.
    • A condensate drain line servicing the walk in cooler was emptying liquid waste directly onto the floor of the walk in cooler floor.
    • The quantity of refuse exceeded the storage capacity of the exterior storage enclosure.
    • Wet mop is not placed in a position that allows it to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
    • Observed that inadequate lighting (2.7 fc ) was provided in the walk-in refrigerators, walk-in freezers, and/or dry storage areas.
• Bennett Elementary School, 8800 Old Dominion Dr Manassas, VA 20110
  
  • Date inspected: May 9
  • Total violations: 1
    • Employee observed to be operating the warewashing machine with the temperature gauges reading 140 degrees F (wash) and 120 degrees F (rinse) and having to push trays through the unit.
• West Gate Elementary School, 8031 Urbanna Rd Manassas, VA 20109
  
  • Date inspected: May 10
  • Total violations: 1
    • Daisy sour cream containers being reused to store clean equipment in.
• Mullen Elementary School, 8000 Rodes Dr Manassas, VA 20109
  
  • Date inspected: May 10
  • Total violations: 1
    • There is a "Y" adapter on the faucet at the mop sink that allows 2 hoses to be attached. Mop sink faucet vacuum breakers are not designed for the continuous pressure created by the "Y" adapter/hoses.
• Mayfield Intermediate School, 9400 Mayfield Ct Manassas, VA 20110
  
  • Date inspected: May 10
  • Total violations: 4
    • Interior of ice machine unclean.
    • Milk crates are being used as shelving in both the walk-in cooler (WIC) and walk-in freezer (WIF).
    • There is a "Y" adapter on the faucet at the mop sink that allows 2 hoses to be attached. Mop sink faucet vacuum breakers are not designed for the continuous pressure created by the "Y" adapter/hoses.
    • Various light bulbs in the hood system burnt out and/or missing.
• Sinclair Elementary School, 7801 Garner Dr Manassas, VA 20109
  
  • Date inspected: May 10
  • Total violations: 1
    • A severely dented (along the upper seam) can of pumpkin was found in the dry storage area.

Here are the facilities that recorded no violations during their recent visit from the health department:

• Pennington Elementary School
• Weems Elementary School
• Independence Nontraditional School
• Thai Taste
• Catfish On Wheels
• Ellis Elementary School
• Dean Elementary School