Black Mold In Ice Machine: Alexandria Restaurant Inspections

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 from recent inspections in July. Among the violations was black mold in the ice machine at Myron Mixon's Pitmaster Barbeque. Other restaurants made comebacks. After Brabo has 13 violations in June, it had no violations in a July follow up.

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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.

Violations

Bread and Chocolate: 611 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 11 (follow up)

violations: no established procedure for cleaning up bodily fluids, foods cold holding at improper temperatures, foods not dated or discarded within 24 hours

Bruscatos: 814 N. Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 12

violations: soups not reheated to properly eliminate bacteria, employee not washing hands after activity that could contaminate food, foods not properly cooled within six hours, foods not dated or used within 24 hours

Geranio Ristorante: 722 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 12

violations: broken glass on storage shelf, grime in ice machine

Hummingbird: 220 S Union St., Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 11

violations: foods on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Junction Bakery: 1508 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: July 12

violations: employees not able to identify symptoms of foodborne illness

Los Tios Grille: 2615 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: July 11

violations: salsa not properly cooled six hours after being prepared, pico de gallo and sour cream measured at improper temperatures in cooling unit, buildup of grime inside ice machine

Market to Market: 116 E. Del Ray Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301

Foods measured at improper temperatures in cold display case, manufacture containers reused to store food, flies found

Myron Mixon's Pitmaster Barbeque: 220 N. Lee St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 12 (follow up)

violation: black mold in ice machine

Shanghai Peking Chinese Restaurant: 506 N. Henry St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 12

violations: employees not sanitizing dishes after washing, employee not washing hands after activity that could contaminate food, employee handling crab without gloves, raw meats stored over other raw meats, food prep area used to prepare raw chicken not properly cleaned

Wharf Restaurant: 119 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 7

violations: foods on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

No violations

Brabo: 1600 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 12 (follow up)

violations: none

Jerry Chan's Restaurant: 3830 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: July 10

violations: none

Kilwins: 212 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: July 7

violations: none

MOMS Organic Market (pre-opening): 3831 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305, last inspection: July 5

violations: none

Papa Joe's Pizza: 428 Hume Ave A, Alexandria, VA 22301, last inspection: July 12 (follow up)

violations: none

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