Vienna Restaurant Violations: Live Fruit Flies In The Kitchen

Every wonder how clean your local restaurants are? Town of Vienna and 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 note 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 in Vienna and Oakton, including snack bars at the pool. Among these violations were live fruit flies in the kitchen at Vienna Woods Swim & Tennis Club.

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

Anita's New Mexican Style Food: 521 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: June 20

violations: Condensation & rust were noted to be accumulating on the ceiling at the dish washing machine, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grease and debris: deep fryer compartment, floor under cookline equipment including the deep fryers is in need of cleaning, water pooling was also noted on the floor under these equipment

Cardinal Hill Swim and Racquet Club: 9117 Westerholme Way, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: June 20

violations: Ice machine machine's cover interior rubber cover is broken and not tight fitting, drain plug in the sanitizing compartment at the 3-compartment sink is not tight fitting or in good repair

Italian Gardens: 8500 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: June 19

violations: Foods stored in contact with soiled equipment or utensils: ICE SCOOPER HANDLE WITH ICE, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: HALF-HALF AT 62F, no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection (both corrected), 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

Moby Dick House of Kabob: 1500 Cornerside BV Suite F, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: June 15

violations: Three open containers of rice stored on floor, foods cold holding at improper temperatures: YOGURT AT 46F AND DULMEH 50F IN THE DISPLAY COOLER # 2. UNSALTED BUTTER AT 49F, 49F, AND 50F IN THE 2 DRAWER COOLER BY THE GRILL, refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: DISPLAY COOLER #1 BY THE CASH REGISTER AND DISPLAY COOLER #2 BY THE BREAD OVEN AT 56F (all corrected)

Oakton Swim & Racquet Club: 11714 Flemish Mill Ct, Oakton, VA 22124, last inspection: June 18

violations: Food employee(s) was observed handling the following ready-to-eat foods using their bare hands: Bagel (corrected), no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions

Paddy Barry's: 8150 Leesburg Pike 160-A, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: June 19

violations: Raw and/or undercooked foods are provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure without proper disclosure: BURGERS, STEAKS

Santini's: 2975 Chain Bridge Road, Oakton, VA 22124, last inspection: June 20 (follow up)

violations: Grease crust noted on the exterior side of the grill and inside the deep fryer compartment, grease build-up was noted on the floor under the deep fryers, grill, and other cooking equipment

Vienna Woods Swim & Tennis Club: 123 Harmony Dr SW, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: June 15

violations: Foods cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: tuna salad =48F, cut grilled chicken=47F (corrected), Live fruit flies were noted throughout the kitchen

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