Snacking In The Kitchen | Reston/Herndon Restaurant Violations

RESTON/HERNDON, VA — Fairfax County regularly conducts inspections of Reston and Herndon restaurants. Reports are generally posted about a week after the inspection. We've listed the violations from inspections at local restaurants -- including an employee at Uptown Cafe 2 eating in the prep area -- from May 21-25, the most recent dates available.

Cafe Epicurean, 13665 Dulles Technology, Herndon

Date: May 25
Violations: 4

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): A food employee failed to wash his or her hands and change gloves before engaging in food preparation after breaking raw shell eggs.

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Working containers of poisonous and toxic materials are not properly labeled with a common name. Observed two unlabeled bottles of bleach.

Non-critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Unlabeled food containers with the following food items that are not easily identified by appearance: bottles of various cooking oils

Non-critical violation: Observation (REPEAT): There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions. Facility has a test kit for quaternary ammonia which is not used in facility & does not have a test kit for bleach which is used.

Waku Chicken, 458 Elden Street, Herndon

Date: May 25
Violations: 7

Critical violation: Observation (REPEAT) (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Raw animal food holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: Observed RTE beef, uncovered under raw seafood

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The following food item prepared from ambient air temperature ingredients is not being adequately cooled to 41°F or less within 4 hours: sliced tomatoes 60F

Critical violation: Observation: The following food item(s) were found hot holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: fry wamer - chicken (110-130F) skewer - chicken 110F

Critical violation: Observation (REPEAT): The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: #1 - sweet potato 43F, beef 47F #2 - tzatziki 45F #4 - gyro 43F, chicken 43F skewer - chicken 60F

Critical violation: Observation: The following ready-to-eat food that is made using a combination of ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous ingredients is not properly dated for discard using the date of the first-prepared ingredient: mixed seafood, cooked gyro meat, cooked potato. Observed facility is date marking raw meat but not cooked items.

Critical violation: Observation (REPEAT) (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): There is no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection.

Non-critical violation: Observation: Observed that paper towels were not provided at each handwashing sink.

Jimmy John's, 454 Elden Street, Herndon

Date: May 25
Violations: 1

Critical violation: Observation: There is no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection. CFM present at begining of inspection certification has expired.

McDonald's, 1071 Elden St, Herndon

Date: May 25
Violations: 1

Critical violation: Observation: When tested, the chlorine-based sanitizing solution was observed to be at a concentration less than what is required for effective sanitization of food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils. Observed the sanitizing solution in the dish machine with a water temperature of 130F and a concentration of less than 10 ppm total chlorine.

Matsutake Hibachi and Sushi, 13049 Worldgate Dr, Herndon

Date: May 24
Violations: 2

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Equipment food-contact surfaces/utensils were not observed cleaned before any possible contamination. Observed dish washer wash and rinse large bowls without sanitizing. Informed CFM of sanitizing requirement.

Critical violation: Observation (REPEAT): The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: 4. salmon 44f 5. cream cheese 45-49f 6. crab meat 42-44f, tuna 44f 8. tofu 43f 9. beef steak 43f 10. steak 42-45f, hibachi sauce 47f, chicken 47f, shrimp 44f, scalop 44f

Genji Sushi Express, 11660 Plaza America Dr, RESTON

Date: May 23
Violations: 1

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): 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."

3 Olives Pizza, 2443 Centreville Rd Suite 11, HERNDON

Date: May 22
Violations: 1

Critical violation: Observation (REPEAT): There is no Certified Food Manager present in the establishment.

Olive Express, 2000 Edmund Halley Dr Suite 140, RESTON

Date: 5/22
Violations: 4

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The following cooked potentially hazardous foods are not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours eggplant cooling for 2.5 hours in the icebath observed at 78-80°F.

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: hamburger (47F), steak (50F), chicken (55F) in #1 cooler

Non-critical violation: Observation: The door gaskets of the following unit is damaged: True 3 door upright cooler.

Non-critical violation: Observation: Surfaces of ice bins and enclosed components of equipment are not being cleaned as required.

Uptown Cafe 2, 10740 Parkridge Boulevard 130, Reston

Date: May 21
Violations: 6

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): A food employee was observed eating in prep area.

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Raw animal food holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: raw beef stored over cabbage in 3DR UR cooler.

Non-critical violation: Observation (REPEAT) (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observed the following food thawing using an improper method: beef thawing at room temperature.

Non-critical violation: Observation (REPEAT) (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Manufacturer containers of gelato were observed reused for the storage of raisins, almonds in 3DR prep cooler.

Non-critical violation: Observation: 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.

Non-critical violation: Observation: 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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