McLean Restaurant Inspections: Mold Inside Soda Nozzles

Every wonder how clean 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 note 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 and Tysons, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among these violations were moldy soda nozzles at BGR The Burger Joint. This violation was 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

Asia Origin: 1753 Pinnacle Drive, MC LEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: July 30

violations: Raw chicken stored over raw beef, window cleaner without label (both corrected), raw and/or undercooked foods provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure do not provide a disclosure statement. ON TO-GO MENU- ALL SUSHI ITEMS (SALMON, TUNA, ESCOLAR, YELLOWTAIL, SHRIMP, EEL), sanitizer concentration too low

BGR The Burger Joint: 8056 Tysons Corner Center, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: July 30

violations: Black mold on interior of soda nozzles, window cleaner and sanitizer without labels, sanitizer concentration too high (all corrected)

Boulevard Cafe: 8180 Greensboro Dr, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: July 27

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: IN 2 DR PREP COOLER #2- DICED HAM, SLICED TOMATO, EGG SALAD (44F, 46F, 46F), food that is commercially processed is not used or discarded within 24 hours of when the original container was opened and is not observed to be date marked: OPEN PACKAGES OF DELI PEPPERONI, DELI SALAMI, DELI TURKEY, DELI PASTRAMI, CONTAINER OF MACHINE LUBRICANT STORED ON SHELVES ABOVE SINGLE-USE CATERING CONTAINERS (all corrected)

Cafe Tatti: 6627 Old Dominion Dr, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: July 26

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures: GARLIC IN OIL AT PREP COUNTER- 51F, food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: IN 2 DR UPRIGHT COOLER- SOUP, COOKED POTATOES, COOKED PASTA (both corrected), the date when the last shellstock from the container is sold or served is not recorded on the tag or label,

Republik Coffee Bar: 7915 Jones Branch Drive, #A, MC LEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: July 31

violations: Observed an uncovered cup of ice water at the prep table where sandwiches were being prepared, wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: 1. Yogurt parfaits in the Grab and Go case observed at 48f, 2. Commercially processed chicken strips observed at 48f, ice scoop stored on top of the ice machine not covered or protected, observed the the following hand sinks being misused: 1. Service line hand sink is being used to store the wet towel bucket, 2. Kitchen area hand sink is being used to store a wet towel, paper towels were not provided at the following hand sinks: 1. Service line hand sink, 2. Restroom hand sink, sanitizer concentration too high (all corrected), no records of freezing for parasite destruction are maintained for the following raw, raw marinated, partially cooked or marinated-partially cooked fish that are served or sold in ready-to-eat form: 1. Smoked salmon, employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints, no consumer advisory for the following food item(s) that may be served raw and/or undercooked: 1. Smoked salmon sandwich, no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, Plumbing connections under the 3-vat sink are leaking, mops are improperly stored between use

Urban Plates: 1782M Galleria @ Tysons II, Space # 2400, MC LEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: July 31

violations: Observed some staff members failing to wash his or her hands before putting on clean gloves and engaging in food preparation, dispensing and/or in-use utensils improperly stored between use as follows: 1. Utensils such as knives, spatulas, etc observed stored in containers of stagnant water along the grill area and at the dessert area, prepared foods like beet salads, cut tomatoes and roasted potatoes were observed cooling at service line refrigeration units, foods hot holding at improper temperatures: 1. Pork ribs stored inside one of the hot holding drawer units along the service line were observed at 125f, observed a "splitter" attached to the mop sink fixture (all corrected)

No violations

Wasabi: 1961 Chain Bridge Rd, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: July 26

violations: none

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