Old Town Alexandria Inspections: Ice Machine 'Stained And Uncleanable'

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 Old Town violations from recent inspections in early September and the last days of August. Among the violations was an "uncleanable," stained ice machine at Jackson 20. Some of the violations were corrected during the inspection. Also included are restaurants like Vola's Dockside Grill that passed with flying colors.

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

BurgerFi: 111 N Pitt St., Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 5

violation: food on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Ernie's Original Crab House: 1743 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 8

violations: single-use gloves saved for reuse (corrected), employee items stored in areas that could contaminate food

Fish Market: 105 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 6

violations: employee did not wash hands in between handling dirty and clean dishes, potential cross contamination of raw and ready-to-eat foods, crab dip not warm enough (all corrected)

Geranio Restaurant: 722 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 6

violations: entrees cold holding at improper temperatures, gravy hot holding at improper temperature (both corrected)

Hank's Oyster Bar: 1026 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Aug. 31

violations: foods measured at improper temperature (corrected), reach-in refrigerator not operating properly

Hank's Pasta Bar: 600 Montgomery St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 12

violations: foods not properly cooled within six hours, drink on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

Hawwi Ethiopian Cafe and Restaurant: 1125 Queen St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Aug. 30

violations: raw food stored over ready-to-eat food, uncovered foods, bag of rice stored on floor (all corrected), unlabeled food containers, cabbage stored directly on shelf without container, foods not dated or discarded within 24 hours, food containers reused for storage

Italian Gourmet Market & Deli: 500 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 11

violation: feta cheese cold holding at improper temperature (corrected)

Jackson 20: 480 King, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 11 (follow up)

violation: inside of ice bin stained and uncleanable

Jack's Place: 222 N. Lee St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 11

violations: employee did not wash hands after activity that could contaminate food, employee with persistent coughing/runny nose working with food, employee handling food without gloves (all corrected)

Murphy's Irish Pub: 713 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 11

violations: foods cold holding at improper temperatures (corrected), foods on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure, cutting board not able to be properly sanitized due to deteriorated condition, floors in need of cleaning in kitchen and basement

Pines of Florence: 1300 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 8

violations: food on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure, refrigerator not operating properly

Sam Phao Thai Cuisine: 1019 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 13

violations: food not properly cooled within six hours, meats cold holding at improper temperatures, food not dated or discarded within 24 hours, unlabeled toxic cleaning materials (all corrected)

Sophia's: 1320 Braddock Pl, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 11 (follow up)

violation: prep cooler and salad bar not operating properly

Sugar Shack: 804 N Henry St. 129, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 11 (follow up)

violation: containers of toppings stored on/near floor

The Espresso Cafe: 1101 King St 111, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 1

violation: improper methods of cooling soups

The Light Horse: 715 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 11 (follow up)

violation: blender stained

Vaso's Kitchen: 1225 Powhatan St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 13

violations: employee washing hands without soap, unlabeled toxic cleaning materials (both corrected), food on menu without raw/undercooked disclosure

No Violations

Nando's Peri Peri: 702 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 8

violations: none

The Burger Joint: 106 N. Washington St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, last inspection: Sept. 6 (follow up)

violations: none

Vola's Dockside Grill: 101 N Union St., Alexandria, VA 22314, last inspection: Sept. 6 (follow up)

violations: none

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