Route 1 Corridor Restaurant Inspections: Sweet Frog, Balkan Grill | Greater Alexandria, VA Patch

2022-06-16 16:20:01 By : Mr. Eric Shao

HUNTINGTON, VA — The Fairfax County Health Department has relaunched restaurant inspection reports online.

Food establishment inspection reports had been unavailable online since 2019 as the health department worked to launch a new online system. The transition to a new system had been part of Fairfax County's switch to the online PLUS platform, which can also be used to submit applications, pay fees, track applications and receive notifications.

The new inspection report system is "a step forward in offering available public health and food safety data that will enable residents and visitors to stay informed," according to Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu, director of the Fairfax County Health Department.

The health department's environmental health staff inspect over 5,200 restaurants and other retail food service establishments in Fairfax County and cities of Falls Church and Fairfax to ensure safe food handling practices are followed. This includes proper sanitation, food storage and preparation, and adequate kitchen facilities. Aside from restaurants, staff inspect child care centers, hospitals, school cafeterias, and temporary food service vendors at festivals.

Inspection reports are typically available 30 business days after the inspection. Residents can search for a specific restaurant or browse a map of inspected locations through the online database.

The health department cautions residents that a single inspection should not be used to evaluate a restaurant. Pieter Sheehan, the Fairfax County environmental health director, says "it is important to look at multiple inspection reports for a facility to truly understand their approach and commitment to food safety and sanitation."

In the coming weeks, we will look at restaurant inspections in different areas of the Richmond Highway corridor. This week's inspections center around the Huntington/North Gateway/Penn Daw area. Click on each link to see the full report for the restaurant.

Montebello Cafe: 5905 Mt Eagle Dr, Alexandria, VA 22303

Tango Pastry: 6100 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: pastry cream filled pastry stored in the non-cooled display case in the front 70F, o test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions

Papa John's Pizza: 6200 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Person in charge is not a certified food protection manager (certified food manager arrived during inspection)

Domino's Pizza: 6228 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Person in charge is not a certified food protection manager as the card has expired

Maggios Italian Latin Cuisine: 2260 Huntington Ave, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: bulk baked chicken, rice, noodles, marinara, chili in the walk in refrigerator, handsink at the bar observed with utensils in the basin

Las Catrachitas: 2303 Huntington Ave, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: cut cabbage on countertop 63f, ambient air temperature above 45f as eggs stored on countertop and ambient room air is 66f, inadequate number of handwashing sinks lavatories on site as there is no handwashing sink installed at the new bar, ermit holder did not submit plans or specifications for remodeling/renovation, change in type of establishment leading to extensive menu change, and/or change in layout/equipment

Dos Jefes Tex-Mex: 2249 Huntington Ave, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: cooked time/temperature control for safety food(s) are not being adequately cooled from 135F to 70F within two hours: queso 76F cooling three hours at room temperature, cut tomatoes 44-47F cooling two hours in 2 door prep cooler at cookline, chemical sanitizing warewashing machine was observed with a sanitizing rinse concentration of less than 50 ppm chlorine solution, Unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: ice bin uncovered

Tanger Kabob House Cafe: 5735 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Person in charge is not a certified food protection manager

Dunkin: 5836 N Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Utensils in the sanitize basin of the three vat sink in water without sanitizer, quaternary ammonium compound-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

Subway: 5836 N Kings Hwy Suite A, Alexandria, VA 22303

Balkan Grill: 5902 N Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Cooked time/temperature control for safety food(s) are not being adequately cooled from 135F to 70F within two hours: Potato Barek cooling on sheet pan 3.5 hours 80f, establishment has not posted the permit to operate in a conspicuous location, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked: Hummus placed into small containers and maintained for over 24 hours

Viola Pastry & Cafe: 5908 N Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Food item(s) for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control: ham pastry, turkey pastry, cream filled pastry in the non temperature control case at front and on thespeed rack in back room

New China Taste: 5910 N Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22303

Violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: garlic in oil 57f on cart along cookline, observed raw chicken stored over raw beef and rawpork in the walk in refrigerator, ambient air temperature above 45F in the following refrigeration unit holding raw shells eggs: 72f in a container along the cookline, observed the handsink at the entry into kitchen with a stock pot in the basin, paper towels were not provided at each handwashing sink, equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: food contact surfaces of the large floor mixer

Sweet Frog: 6307-F Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306

Violations: Food employees using improper handwashing procedures upon request by EHS to wash hands, person in charge is not able to provide a verbal or written policy for preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by an employee who has a disease or a medical condition, handwashing facility located at the back is is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing, hand soap was not provided at the front handwashing sink, person in charge was unable to describe the relationship between the prevention of foodborne disease and the oversight of handwashing, no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, no Certified Food Manager present in the establishment, person in charge is not a certified food protection manager, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of encrusted food/syrup/crumb deposits and/or other soil deposits: The Traulsen upright coolers on the right and left in back and the Continental two door under counter cooler at the front

Milk and Honey: 6305 Richmond Hwy Suite C, Alexandria, VA 22306

Sarku Japan Teriyaki: 6309 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306

Violations: person in charge is not a certified food protection manage (certified food manager arrived during inspection), no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions, plumbing connections under the handsink near the three vat sink are leaking, food items that are not easily identified by appearance were observed without a label: Bottles of oil stored along cookline

Chuck E Cheese's: 6301 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306

Uncle C's Chicken and Waffles: 6308 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306

Krispy Kreme: 6332 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306

Violations: Handsink at the three vat sink is being used to fill the wash basin of the three vat sink

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