McLean Restaurant Inspections: Raw Meat Stored Over Veggies

Do you know 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 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 and Tysons, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Of note, Spring Hill Carryout was cited for raw meat stored over vegetables. 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

Cafe America: 8300 Greensboro Dr #LL150, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Nov. 5

violations: FOOD EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVED HAVING FINGERNAILS WHICH WERE NOT TRIMMED AND MAINTAINED SO THAT EDGES AND SURFACES ARE CLEANABLE, 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): POTOATO, COOKED CHICKEN, RICE, CAPRESE SALAD, EGG SALAD, SALASA, CUT MELON, pesticides labeled for residential use were observed in the facility and are being applied by the operator to control pests (all corrected)

Mixing Bowl: 7949-LB Tysons Corner Center, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 29

violations: The concentration of the CHLORINE BASED solution was measured at ABOVE 200 ppm (corrected)

Spring Hill Carryout: 1038 Spring Hill Rd, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Nov. 2

violations: RAW HAMBURGER WAS OBSERVED BEING STORED OVER READY-TO-EAT VEGETABLES IN THE 2 DR M3 PREP COOLER (corrected)

Sweetgreen Tysons Galleria: 2001 International Drive K1C, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Nov. 5

violations: The following food item(s) were found hot holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: IN ALTOSHAM 2 DRAWER HOT HOLDING UNIT #2- CHICKEN (124F), no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (both corrected)

Tama Sushi: 6828-D Old Dominion Drive, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Nov. 6

violations: EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVED WASHING HIS HANDS WHILE WEARING HIS GLOVES, handsink IN THE KITCHEN being used FOR FOOD PREPARATION (both corrected)

No violations

Chipotle Mexican Grill: 7923L Tysons Corner Ce, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 30

violations: none

Paul Bakery: 1858G Galleria at Tysons I, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Nov. 2

violations: none

Sur La Table (carry out): 1711G Galleria at Tysons I, Suite #1010, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Nov. 5

violations: none

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