23 Cleanest Chipotles in Northern Virginia

Includes reporting by Marc Torrence

Beset by E. coli and norovirus reports in 2015, Chipotle is trying to rebuild customer trust this year. And that work starts right around the corner, at any one of the dozens of Chipotle locations in the region.

Last week, the popular Tex-Mex chain closed for lunch nationwide for a company-wide conference call on food safety. The company’s executives said they would take extra steps to ensure that Chipotle’s food was safe to eat, including ingredients testing and vegetable blanching.

“We’ve come together today to make sure Chipotle is not just the most delicious place to eat, but also the safest,” the company’s founder, Steve Ells, said on the call, which was partially live-tweeted by the Chipotle Twitter account.

But what about food prep and kitchen safety at your local Chipotle? We reviewed nearly 50 health inspections in the past year, half performed in just the last four months.

The state health department stresses, “It is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations.”

With this in mind, here’s the list of Chipotle locations that had no violations or no critical violations.

They’re ordered beginning with the most recent inspections. Click on the address for more info, including past inspection reports:

• 19825 Belmont Chase Dr, Ashburn, No Violations, Feb. 2016
• 11939 Grand Commons Avenue, Fairfax, No Violations, Feb. 2016
• 7923L Tysons Corner Ce, Mclean, No Violations, Feb. 2016
• 13354 Franklin Farm Road, Herndon, 1 Non-Critical Violations, Feb. 2016
• 358 West Broad St, Falls Church, 1 Non-Critical Violation, Feb. 2016
• 6242A Little River Tp, Alexandria, No Violations, Jan. 2016
• 213 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, No Violations, Jan. 2016
• 4269 Merchant Plz, Woodbridge, No Violations, Jan. 2016
• 6299 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, No Violations, Jan. 2016
• 5049 Westfield Blvd., Centreville, No Violations, Jan. 2016

• 12152 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, No Violations, Dec. 2015
• 3051 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, 2 Non-Critical Violations, Dec. 2015
• 6770 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, No Violations, Nov. 2015
• 43660 Yukon Dr, Ashburn, No Violations, Nov. 2015
• 601 King St, Alexandria, 1 Non-Critical Violation, Nov. 2015

• 11062 Lee Highway, Fairfax, No Violations, Oct. 2015
• 9511 Liberia Ave, Manassas, No Violations, Oct. 2015
• 11160 South Lakes Dr G2, Reston, 1 Non-Critical Violation, Oct. 2015
• 7311 Sudley Rd, Manassas, No Violations, Aug. 2015
• 8461 Leesburg Pike Suite-A, Vienna, No Violations, July 2015
• 2457 Prince William Pkwy, Woodbridge, No Violations, July 2015
• 8191 Strawberry Lane # 4, Falls Church, 1 Non-Critical Violation, July 2015
• 8066 Rolling Road, Springfield, 2 Non-Critical Violations, Feb. 2015

You can see the latest inspection data for other Chipotle locations below:

• 4531 Duke St, Alexandria
• 3425 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Alexandria
• 5955 Kingstowne Towne Ctr #160, Alexandria
• 2231 Crystal Dr #100, Arlington
• 1002 S. Glebe Rd, Arlington
• 1100 S Hayes St Ste VC11, Arlington
• 4520 Lee Highway, Arlington
• 1735 N Lynn St-Unit 15, Arlington
• 4300 Wilson Blvd #100, Arlington
• 5747 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke
• 6317-A Multiplex Dr., Centreville
• 1 Saarimen Circle Concourse B-52, Dulles
• 13042 Fair Lakes Shopping Ctr, Fairfax
• 9506 Main Street, Fairfax
• 1601 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg
• 5420 Southpoint Plaza, Fredericksburg
• 5025 Wellington Rd, Gainesville
• 1144 Elden Street, Herndon
• 1001 Edwards Ferry Rd, Leesburg
• 6707 Old Dominion Drive, Mclean
• 2946 Chain Bridge Rd, Oakton
• 11913 Freedom Drive #35, Reston
• 7108 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield
• 6500 Springfield Mall 6741, Springfield
• 100 Prosperity Lane Ste. B, Stafford
• 21031 Tripleseven Rd, Sterling