Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Natta Thai, Manhattan Bagel

Ever wonder how clear your local restaurants are? Fairfax County restaurants regularly undergo health inspections, with the frequency depending on the type of food served and how it is prepared. While violations like malfunctioning refrigerators and food that's not warm or cold enough often pop up, health inspectors sometimes find more critical violations.

"In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," notes the Virginia Department of Health.

Here are full results for the latest inspections around Vienna, including restaurants that passed with no violations. Among the violations were encrusted grease deposits and eight more violations at Natta Thai Cuisine. Four of these violations were corrected during the inspection.

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

Ambrosia Restaurant and Bar: 262 Cedar Lane, VIENNA, VA 22180, last inspection: Jan. 23

violations: Observed the following ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food being held for more than the specified time/temperature allowed: Potato soup, eggplant dip, hand soap was not provided at the kitchen area handwashing sinks (both corrected), temperature measuring device/thermometer at the bar glassware washing machine is not operating, chemical sanitizing warewashing machine at the bar was observed with a sanitizing rinse of zero ppm , concentration less than 50 ppm chlorine solution

Church Street Pizza: 115 Church Street SE, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Jan. 18

violations: o test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the Quaternary Ammonium Compound chemical sanitizing solutions, door gaskets of the salad prep station refrigerator torn and need to be repaired or be replaced, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: Interior surfaces of the 3-door Glass display cooler located under the cashier station, inadequate lighting was provided in the food preparation areas and above the 3-compartment sink

Elevation Burger: 142 Branch Road SE, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Jan. 23

violations: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the reach-in freezer had accumulations of debris at the interior base (corrected), water from the handwashing sink at cookline was measured at a temperature less than 100°F

Manhattan Bagel: 310 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Jan. 23

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Jalapeno cream cheese= 47F, Lox cream cheese = 48F, vegetable cream cheese = 46F, scallion cream cheese = 48F (corrected), refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F throughout the unit: Foods on the left side of the top holding were observed to be above 41F while those on the right were noted to be below 41F

Natta Thai Cuisine: 153 Glyndon Street, SE, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Jan. 18

violations: The following food items that are not easily identified by appearance were observed without a label: Salts, sugar, MSG, food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: sauces, handsink at the bar is being used for ice dumping and storage of lemon wedge container and scoop, unmarked spray bottles with cleaning chemical solutions (all corrected), door gaskets of the following unit(s) are damaged: Refrigerators on the cookline, encrusted grease deposits and/or other soil deposits were observed on the food contact surfaces of the following cooking equipment: Frying pans and pots, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: Deep fryer compartments, ceiling tiles in the kitchen are not maintained in good repair, floor under cooking equipment and dish washing machine and under shelves inside the walk-in refrigerator is in need of cleaning

Ruth's Chris Steak House: 8521 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Jan. 22

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: HALF-HALF AT 47F IN THE 3DR BAR COOLER, Water from the handwashing sink NEAR THE DISHWASHING AREA was measured at a temperature less than 100°F (both corrected)

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