HYBLA VALLEY, 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."

This week, we are looking at inspections in late June into July not covered by our previous reports. The inspections cover the Richmond Highway corridor areas, including Belle Haven, Fort Hunt, Huntington, Groveton, Hybla Valley and Woodlawn. Click on each link to see the full report for the restaurant.

Revel Wine Bar: 1600 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria, Va 22307

Violations: Food items that are not easily identified by appearance were observed without a label: containers of oils and containers of spicesabove the prep station.

River Bend Bistro: 7966 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, Va 22308

Violations: CFM is using time as a public health control for the food items at the pass through prep station, but did not have written procedures, 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: the food items at the pass through prep station.

McDonald's: 6239 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22303

Violations: Quaternary ammonium sanitizer dispensed at over 400ppm and is being used in a manner that does not prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items, temperature of the water dispensed at the sanitize tube measured 126f.

Panda Express: 6307 G Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22303

Applebee's: 6310 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Wingstop: 6328 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Food employee failed to wash his or her hands after soiling hands and before reaching into glove box to donn clean gloves.

Las Veguitas Restaurant: 6333 D South Kings Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

JKO Catering: 6333 South Kings Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Eastern Carryout: 6331 B South Kings Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Raw animal food storage, preparation, holding or display conducted in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food as follows: Raw chicken stored over fresh vegetables in the walk in ref.

Rosita's Restaurant & Carryout: 6510 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Food employee(s) was observed handling the following ready-to-eat foods using their bare hands: the food service employee was plating the chopped cabbage slaw (curtido) as a side dish on the plate, 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: pots of refried beans and cooked chicken in the walk in cooler, there was no certified food manager present at the beginning of the inspection, paper towels were not provided at the hand-washing sink located next to the prep top cooler.

El Pollo Primero: 7324 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: The establishment has not posted the permit to operate in a conspicuous location, paper towels were not provided at the handwashing sink located in the front by the register and at the hand washing sink in the back by the ice machine, 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: containers of yucca, pork and cheese pupusas, and cooked chicken in the Beverage Air 2 Dr upright cooler.

Family Fortune: 2913 B Arlington Dr, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: beansprouts (49F) and fried chicken (50F) in the 2 Dr prep top cooler, hot and sour soup (48F) and raw General Tsos chicken (48F) in the walk in cooler, hand soap was not provided at the handwashing sink located by the fryer.

La Mexicana Bakery: 2907 Arlington Dr, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: rice and refried beans (47F, 47F) in the walk in cooler, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at the handwashing sink used by food employees, located at the front near the register.

Mama's Kitchen: 7601 Fordson Rd, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: rice (44F),lasagna (44F), couscous (43F), all in the walk in cooler, burgers on the kids menu were marked with a disclosure for the consumer advisory (being served raw or undercooked), food item(s) were observed hot holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: marinara sauce (124F),white bean soup (114F) in steam wells, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at the hand-washing sink used by food employees, located atthe cook line.

Java Loco: 7696 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Paper towels were not provided at the handwashing sink located by the serve station, and soap was not provided at the hand-washing sink located in the kitchen area, food establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events, hot water at the handwashing sink in the kitchen area is registering at 76F, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at the hand-washing sink located by the serve station used by food employees.

Tacos El Costalilla: 7862 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Food employee(s) was observed handling the following ready-to-eat foods using their bare hands: the onions for the salsa were chopped with bare hands.

Best Pollo Latino: 7849 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Violations: Chlorine-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, observed the sanitizing solution in the sanitizer bucket with a concentration of 0 ppm total chlorine, person in charge is not a certified food protection manager (certified food manager arrived during inspection), 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: the lettuce, tomato at the prep table did not have a label with the 4 hour start and end times, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at the handwashing sink used by food employees, located across from the oven.

McDonald's at Walmart: 7910 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22306

Chalkboard Wings & BBQ: 8723 C Cooper Rd, Alexandria, Va 22309

Violations: Raw animal food storage, preparation, holding or display conducted in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food: raw meatballs over cooked food, sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided or is not clearly visible at all handwashing sinks used by food employees at restrooms, nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and deb: interior of refrigeration unit.

Su Pollo Restaurant: 8741 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22309

Pupuseria Dona Azucena: 8764 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22309

Violations: Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: salsa in the walk in cooler (62F), cooked time/temperature control for the large pot of salsa was not being adequately cooled from 135F to 70F within two hours andto 41F within a total of six hours. EHS observed that the pot of salsa registered at 62F and was prepared the day before, food item(s) were observed hot holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: meat pattyunder the heat lamp (127F).

China Cafe: 8740 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Va 22309

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