Dead Roaches Spotted: Old Town Alexandria 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 Old Town Alexandria inspections in September. Among the violations was dead roaches found in the dishwashing area at Le Pain Quotidien. This was a repeat violation.

Also included are restaurants that had no violations in follow up inspections. 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

Buzz Bakeshop: 901 Slaters Ln, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 25

violation: handwashing sink used as a dump station (corrected)

Faccia Luna Pizzeria: 823 S. Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 26 (follow up)

violation: foods on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Fontaine Caffe and Creperie: 119 S. Royal St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 27

violation: hot foods not properly cooled within six hours (corrected)

Grape and Bean: 118 S. Royal St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, last inspection: Sept. 27

violation: foods on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

King Street Blues: 112 N. St. Asaph St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 26

violation: foods cold holding at improper temperatures (corrected)

Le Pain Quotidien: 701 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 15 (follow up)

violations: harborage conditions for pests, dead roaches found in pest control devices in dishwashing area

Magnolia's on King: 703 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 14

violations: employee handling deviled eggs without gloves, foods not properly cooled within two hours (both corrected), raw/undercooked foods on menu without disclosure, interior of ice machine has dirt and soil buildup

Mai Thai Restaurant: 6 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 19

violations: unwashed produce stored with ready-to-eat food, sauces and dumplings not dated or discarded within 24 hours

Misha's: 102 S. Patrick St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 19

violations: buildup of debris in refrigerators, cups stored on floor

Pho 33: 540 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 27

violations: improper method of cooling tofu, foods cold holding at improper temperatures, spring rolls and shrimp not dated or discarded within 24 hours, dirty interior of ice machine, food containers and prep table (all corrected), shelves of prep tables have buildup of debris, fruit flies in dry storage area, floor in kitchen and dry storage area in need of cleaning

Pizzeria Paradiso: 124 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 14

violations: raw meat stored over ready-to-eat food, cooling food wrapped too tightly, eggplant cold holding at improper temperature, cooked chicken not dated or discarded within 24 hours (all corrected)

Royal Restaurant: 734 N. St. Asaph St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 15

violations: employee handling raw and ready-to-eat bacon without washing hands in between, drinking containers stored near food prep areas, ice scoop handle in contact with ice, cooling foods wrapped too tightly, foods cold holding at improper temperatures (all corrected), reach-in cooler not operating properly

Rustico Restaurant: 827 Slaters Ln, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 25

violations: employees without hair restraints, items tightly covered while cooling, some coolers not operating properly, black buildup inside ice machine, sanitizer concentration too low

Sangjun Thai Restaurant: 300 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 20 (follow up)

violation: rusting inside ice machine

Society Fair: 277 S. Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 18

violation: grease accumulating on walls, ceiling near small fryer

Tropical Smoothie Cafe: 1556 Potomac Greens Dr, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 25

violation: excessive flies in back prep area

No Violations

Bread and Chocolate: 611 King St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, last inspection: Sept. 15 (follow up)

violations: none

Bruegger's: 606 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 28 (follow up)

violations: none

District Taco: 701 S. Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 26 (follow up)

violations: none

Fish Market: 105 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 19 (follow up)

violations: none

Lori's Table: 1028 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 18 (follow up)

violations: none

Old Town Deli: 109 N. Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 19

violations: none

Sunday in Saigon: 682 N. St. Asaph St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 28 (follow up)

violations: none

Sweetgreen: 823 King St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, last inspection: Sept. 20

violations: none

TJ Stones: 608 Montgomery St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 21 (follow up)

violations: none

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