Reston Restaurant Violations: Old Cheese, Raw Eggs Near Bell Peppers

RESTON, VA — Fairfax County regularly conducts inspections of Reston restaurants. Reports are generally posted about a week after the inspection. We've listed the results of Reston restaurant inspections on April 17, the most recent date available.

Casero Creations, 1904 Reston Metro Pz

Inspection date: April 17
Inspection type: Routine
Violations: 3 critical

Critical violation No. 1: "Upon discussion with the person-in-charge, one or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment. At the time of this inspection, the Health Department provided and reviewed handouts and resource information in a red folder labeled "Employee Health Policy.""

Critical violation No. 2 (corrected during inspection): "The following ready-to-eat food that is made using a combination of ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous ingredients is not properly dated: empanadas."

Critical violation No. 3 (corrected during inspection): "There is no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection."

Reston Children's Center, 11825 Olde Crafts Dr

Inspection date: April 17
Inspection type: Routine
Violations: None

Neyla Mediterranean Bistro, 11898 Market St

Inspection date: April 17
Inspection type: Routine
Violations: 2 critical, 1 non-critical

Critical violation No. 1 (corrected during inspection): "The following food items were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: sliced tomatoes, mozzarella, lentils in 48F, 46F, 45F."

Critical violation No. 2: "A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the following food item(s) that may be served raw and/or undercooked: steak salad, salmon, lamb chop."

Non-critical violation No. 1: "The following refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: 2DR pizza cooler at 45F."

Santini's New York Style Deli, 11804 Baron Cameron Ave

Inspection date: April 17
Inspection type: Routine
Violations: 1 critical, 2 non-critical

Critical violation No. 1 (corrected during inspection): "Raw animal food holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: raw shell eggs were stored over cooked bell peppers in the 2DR gril cooler."

Non-critical violation No. 1: "There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions."

Non-critical violation No. 2 (corrected during inspection): "Observed that paper towels were not provided at each handwashing sink."

Uptown Reston, 11091 Sunset Hills Road

Inspection date: April 17
Inspection type: Routine
Violations: 2 critical, 2 non-critical

Critical violation No. 1 (corrected during inspection): "The following refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food that is commercially processed is not used or discarded within 24 hours of when the original container was opened and is not observed to be date marked: cheddar cheese and provolone."

Critical violation No. 2 (corrected during inspection): "The person in charge is not able to provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with the following potentially hazardous food item(s): butter by grill."

Non-critical violation No. 1: "Wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter."

Non-critical violation No. 2: "The person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card issued by ORS Interactive, Inc."

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