26 Violations At One Old Town Alexandria Restaurant

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The City of Alexandria 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 around Alexandria from recent inspections in June. Among the violations are 26 at Union Street Public House, including outdated foods. This violation was corrected during the inspection.

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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.

219 Restaurant: 219 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 13

violation: employees not properly sanitizing equipment and utensils

Bruegger's: 606 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 9

violations: ice scoop stored on top of grease trap, food stored on/near floor in refrigerator/freezer, blue cheese measured at improper temperature in refrigerator

Daniel O'Connell's Restaurant: 112 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 6

violations: employee not washing hands after handling soiled utensils/equipment and prior to donning new gloves, foods measured at improper temperatures in refrigerator, curry sauce found with May 28 date, utensils not sanitized, employees rinsing utensils in handwashing sink

Jimmy John's: 330 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 12

violations: improper employee handwashing, cutting boards not able to be easily clean due to heavy scratching

King Street Blues: 112 N. St. Asaph St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 9

violations: improper method of defrosting fish, cutting boards not able to be easily clean due to heavy scratching, excess debris build up around kitchen, refrigerator not operating properly

Meggrolls: 107 N Fayette St., Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 8

violations: no items found

Murphy's Irish Pub: 713 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 9

violations: raw fish stored over milk and heavy cream, uncovered food in refrigerator, egg rolls not properly cooled within six hours, foods not dated or used within 24 hours

Nasime: 1209 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 6

violation: broths measured at improper temperatures in refrigerator

Starbucks: 2040 Jamieson Ave, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 12

violations: employees without hair restraints, milk on counter measured at improper temperature, under-the-counter refrigerator not operating at a proper temperature

Union Street Public House: 121 S. Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 8

violations: servers wearing jewelry during food prep, open beverage container stored near food prep area, potential cross contamination of raw meats, uncovered food in refrigerator, foods observed cold holding at improper temperatures, foods not discarded at May 29 expiration date, refrigerator not operating properly, smoke with buildup of grime and debris,

Vaso's: 1118 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 14

violations: no items found

Wharf Restaurant: 119 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: June 8

violations: employee failed to wash hands before food prep, uncovered food in refrigerator, raw/undercooked food on menu without disclosure

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