McLean Inspections: Restaurant Cited For Mold In Ice Machine

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 the McLean/Tysons area, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Of note, Panda Express had a mold-like substance in the ice machine.

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

Ahra Kitchen: 7900 Westpark Drive., #A055, MC LEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: June 12

violations: The 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): ONION RINGS, 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: ONION RINGS AT COOK LINE (both corrected)

Dabke Lebansese Cuisine: 7870 E Tyson Corner Center, MCLEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: June 13

violations: Refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: WALK-IN COOLER (49F)

Go Stir Fry Express: 1961 Chain Bridge Rd #FC10, MCLEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: June 13

violations: One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete, no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, following items are intended for household use only and are not approved for use in a commercial food establishment: HOME USE MINI DEEP FRYER, person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card, SOILED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS FLOOR MATS AT COOK LINE AREA, mops are improperly stored between use (WET WITH MOP HEADS DOWN IN MOP SINK)

Panda Express: 7941L Tysons Corner Ctr, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: June 14

violations: ACCUMULATION OF MOLD/BLACK DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF SODA MACHINE NOZZLES

No Violations

Boulevard Cafe: 8180 Greensboro Dr, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: June 13

violations: none

TGI Fridays: 7855-E Tysons Corner Center, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: June 13

violations: none