Vienna Restaurant Inspections: 'Debris And Grease Crust'

Fairfax County restaurants regularly undergo health inspections, with the frequency depending on the type of food served and how it is prepared.

The Virginia Department of Health notes in a statement, “In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations." While violations like malfunctioning refrigerators and food that's not warm or cold enough often pop up, health inspectors sometimes note more critical violations.

Here are the full results from recent inspections in Vienna and Oakton, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations was mold in the yogurt sauce at Shamshiry Chelo Kabob, which was corrected, and a "debris and grease crust" at Purple Onion Catering Company.

Click on the violations to see each restaurant's results. Full reports are usually available five to seven days after the inspection on the health department’s website.

Violations

Amma Vegetarian Kitchen: 344 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 20

violations: Unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: Walk-in cooler (corrected), Certified Food Manager (CFM) did not have the CFM card, hand washing sink in the pantry is broken and not operating

Bonaroti Restaurant: 428 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 23

violations: Wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces stored on the counter (corrected), milk crate(s) found used as shelving inside the walk-in freezer, deep fryer exterior surfaces are in need of cleaning

Chima Brazilian Steakhouse: 8010 Towers Crescent Drive #100, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Feb. 16

violations: Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in the refrigeration unit, foods cold holding at improper temperatures : COOKED SAUSAGE AT 49F, 46F, AND 47F;HALF-HALF AT 44F; SAUSAGE AT 48F, CHEESE AT 50F, & CHEESE AT 52F, no temperature measuring device located in number of coolers (all corrected), temperature of the in-use wash water solution was observed at less than 110°F

Manhattan Bagel: 310 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 22

violations: foods cold holding at improper temperatures: Half & half =61F, skim milk = 46F, scallop cream cheese = 45F, smoked salmon = 48F, ham = 44F, turkey sausage = 44F (corrected), sanitizer concentration too high

Marjan Carryout: 155-A Maple Avenue West, VIENNA, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 23

violations: Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous were not observed to be date marked

Neisha Thai Cuisine: 8027 Leesburg Pike 110, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Feb. 20

violations: foods hot holding at improper temperatures: rice at 105F, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: RAW BEEF AT 48F, RAW BEEF AT 50F, COOKED DUCK AT 50F, AND COOKED TOFU AT 48F IN THE LEFT SIDE 3 DR PREP COOLER AND HALF-HALF AT 50F, sanitizer concentration too low, hand soap was not provided at each handwashing sink (all corrected), no temperature measuring device located in number of coolers

Papa John's Pizza: 112 Lawyers Rd Nw, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 15

violations: No test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, operator is not testing the chemical sanitizing solution to ensure proper concentration, permit not properly displayed in the facility (corrected)

Peking Express: 103 Center St N, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 23

violations: Ice scoop stored on the top of the ice machine, exterior surfaces of the deep fryer and other cooking equipment under the hood had accumulations of grime and debris, floor under cooking equipment at the hood system is in need of cleaning

Plaka Grill: 110 Lawyers Road NW, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 15

violations: foods hot holding at improper temperatures: Roasted potatoes = 134F; roasted chicken = 112, 118F; Chicago Plaka = 103F, Green beans = 118F, Lamb kapama = 121F, no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solution, Metro warning unit and the two drawer heated cabinet on the cookline are not operating properly, operator is not testing the chemical sanitizing solution to ensure proper concentration, Light bulb(s) on the ceiling above the ware washing machine area not covered by protective shielding

Purple Onion Catering Company: 416 Maple Ave. West, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 21

violations: Unlabeled food containers: Powdered food items, foods hot holding at improper temperatures: Roasted tomatoes =101F (both corrected), hot holding cabinet is not operating properly, nonfood-contact surfaces had accumulations of grime and debris: deep fryer compartment, signs or posters that notifies food employees to wash their hands not provided at most handwashing sinks, floor under cooking equipment at the hood system and under stationary equipment in need of cleaning: debris and grease crust were noted in these areas

Roll Play: 8150 Leesburg PI #100, VIENNA, VA 22182, last inspection: Feb. 22

violations: raw pork stored over vegetable soup, vegetable soup not being adequately cooled from 135°F to 70°F within two hours and to 41°F within a total of six hours, foods hot holding at improper temperatures: eggs at 117F, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: rice pudding at 52F and 51F, updated permit needed, handwashing facility in kitchen blocked, paper towels were not provided at each handwashing sink (all corrected)

Shamshiry Chelo Kabob: 8607 Westwood Center Dr, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Feb. 26

violations: One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete, food handler drinking from an uncovered beverage container in the kitchen, yogurt in the hot holding unit found with mold, improper methods for cooling yogurt, raw beef cold holding at 45F and 46F in front display cooler, yogurt and cooked tomato not dated in walk-in cooler (all corrected)

Tigris Grill: 2946P Chain Bridge Rd, OAKTON, VA 22124, last inspection: Feb. 20 (follow up)

violations: Refrigeration unit is not operating properly, new permit needed to operate

No Violations

Chipotle: 8461 Leesburg Pike Suite-A, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Feb. 26

violations: none

Dunkin Donuts: 314 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 16

violations: none

Olive Garden: 8133 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Feb. 22

violations: none

Pizza Boli's: 262-A1 Cedar Lane SE, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Feb. 26 (follow up)

violations: none

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