McLean Restaurant Inspections: Mold Grows In Ice Machine

MCLEAN, VA — Fairfax County regularly conducts health inspections for local restaurants. The frequency of inspections on the type of food served and how it is prepared.

“In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations,” states the Virginia Department of Health’s website.

Here are some of the violations from recent McLean and Tysons inspections. Among the violations were ice machine with mold growing at Cava Mezze Grill, Earl's Kitchen and Bar, Grill Kabob and Sabrina's Pollo. The violations at the first two were corrected during the inspection.

Also included are restaurants with no violations. Reports are typically posted five to seven days after the inspections. Full reports are available on the health department’s website. Click on the violations to see each restaurant's results.

Violations

Assaggi Osteria: 6641 Old Dominion Dr, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Oct. 24

violations: tongs improperly stored on oven handle, items on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Balducci's: 6655 Old Dominion Drive, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Oct. 23

violations: employee did not wash hands after activity that could contaminate food, two dented cans in food storage area, raw shrimp stored over ready-to-eat rice (all corrected)

Cava Mezze Grill: 1445C Chain Bridge Road, MC LEAN, VA 22101, last inspection: Oct. 18

violation: mold on three soda nozzles (corrected)

Chop-N-Chicken: 1375 Beverly Rd, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Oct. 13

violations: open drinking container in kitchen, rice not properly cooled within two and six hours, dirty can opener, soup spoon and spatula (all corrected), employee without hair restraint

Earl's Kitchen and Bar: 7902 Tysons One Pl, MC LEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 20

violations: mold inside ice bin, pesticide stored on top of ice machine (corrected)

Founding Farmers: 1800 Tyson's Blvd, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 18

violations: mashed potatoes hot holding at improper temperature, foods cold holding at improper temperatures (both corrected), foods on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Grill Kabob: 7854-E Tysons Corner Center, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 17

violation: black mold inside ice machine

House of Fortune: 6715 Lowell Ave, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Oct. 19

violations: employee coughing over exposed food, raw chicken stored over ready-to-eat vegetables, bean sprouts and cooked beef cold holding at improper temperatures, sanitizer concentration too low, opening in door could allow entry of pests (all corrected)

La Madeleine: 7960 Tysons Corner Center D-80, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 23

violations: foods cold holding at improper temperatures (corrected), sanitizer concentration too low

Le Pain Quotidien: 1961 Chain Bridge Road J18U, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 26

violations: employee failed to wash hands in between handling raw eggs and ham, two dressings cold holding at improper temperatures, dirty food equipment/utensils (all corrected), smoked salmon on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Lokl: 8100E Old Dominion Dr, MC LEAN, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 24

violations: employee did not change gloves in between handling cooking spray and sandwich, dairy products cold holding at improper temperatures (both corrected), employees without hair restraints

McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant: 8484 West Park Dr #130, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Nov. 1

violations: employee did not wash hands after activity that could contaminate food, ahi tuna and raw chicken cold holding at improper temperature (both corrected)

PF Chang's: 1716M Galleria At Tysons I, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 30

violation: raw shrimp stored near celery (corrected)

Rocco's Italian Restaurant: 1357 Chain Bridge Rd, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Oct. 27

violations: foods cold holding at improper temperatures, burger on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure, walk-in cooler not operating properly (all corrected)

Sabrina's Pollo: 1961 Chain Bridge Rd #6878, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 25

violations: potential cross contamination of raw and ready-to-eat foods, sanitizer concentration too high (corrected), black mold inside ice machine

Wildfire: 1714 U Galleria at Tysons I, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 31

violation: sauteed onions, cooked mushrooms hot holding at improper temperatures (corrected)

No Violations

Auntie Anne's: 7955 Tysons Corner, Mclean, VA 22102, last inspection: Oct. 25

violations: none

Starbucks: 6214 Old Dominion Dr, Mclean, VA 22101, last inspection: Oct. 31

violations: none

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