McLean Eatery Cited For 14 Violations: Latest Inspections

Ever wonder how clear your local restaurants are? Fairfax County restaurants regularly undergo health inspections, with the frequency depending on the type of food served and how it is prepared. While violations like malfunctioning refrigerators and food that's not warm or cold enough often pop up, health inspectors sometimes find more critical violations.

"In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," notes the Virginia Department of Health.

Here are full results for the latest inspections around McLean, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations were 14 at Cafe Tatti. Nine of the violations were corrected during the inspection.

Click on the violations to see each restaurant's results. Full reports are usually available five to seven days after the inspection on the health department's website.

Violations

Cafe Tatti: 6627 Old Dominion Dr, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Feb. 7

violations: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLE CHICKEN LIVERS THEN HANDLE RAW SHELL EGGS WITHOUT REMOVING GLOVES AND WASHING HANDS BETWEEN TASKS, OPEN CUP OF WATER STORED ABOVE PREP COUNTER DURING ASSESSMENT, OBSERVED EMPLOYEE EATING TUNA SANDWICH IN KITCHEN PREP AREA DURING ASSESSMENT, food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: IN ICE AT SALAD STATION- CAESAR DRESSING (46F), food being held for more than the specified time/temperature allowed: QUICHE LORRAINE (1/28/19), person in charge is not able to provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with the following potentially hazardous food item(s): HOLLANDAISE, food item(s) for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control: HOLLANDAISE SAUCE, SPRAY BOTTLE OF SANITIZER AND DEGREASER STORED IN DISH ROOM WITHOUT LABELS, SPRAY BOTTLE OF SANITIZER STORED ABOVE GLASSES AT KITCHEN PREP AREA (all corrected), date when the last shellstock from the container is sold or served is not recorded on the tag or label, MEAT MALLET STORED IN QUATERNARY AMMONIA BASED SANITIZING SOLUTION, food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are not finished to have a smooth, cleanable surface: SNAIL SHELLS, no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the QUATERNARY AMMONIA chemical sanitizing solutions, concentration of the QUATERNARY AMMONIA solution was measured at ABOVE 400 ppm

Sweet Leaf Cafe: 1359 Chain Bridge Rd, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Feb. 6

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: TZATZIKKI AT 50F IN THE COLD WELL IN THE FRONT, person in charge is not able to provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with the following potentially hazardous food item(s): HALF-HALF AND MILK IN THE SELF-SERVING AREA, raw and/or undercooked foods are provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure without proper disclosure: STANDARD, FARMERS, HARVEST BOWL, MALIBU MELT, AND SUNRISE BURRITO, handsink in the KITCHEN AREA being used TO CLEAN A BLENDER, outside refuse container was uncovered (all corrected)

No Violations

Dal Grano: 1386 Chain Bridge Road, MC LEAN, VA 22101, last inspection: Feb. 14

violations: none