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Restaurant Inspections: Violations at West End Eateries

The latest restaurant inspection reports from the health department.

Alexandria Health Department officials inspected numerous restaurants in West End Alexandria in recent weeks. We all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation.

"Ideally, an operation would have no critical violations, or none which are not corrected immediately and not repeated. In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," according to Virginia Department of Health's website.

The site continues: "Keep in mind that any inspection report is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. On any given day, a restaurant could have fewer or more violations than noted in the report. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long term cleanliness of an establishment."

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Full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

These are the most recent inspection reports available from the health department. Click on the restaurant name for more information on each. 

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La Casa Restaurant, 4551 Duke Street, June 12

3 core items, 1 priority item, 1 priority foundation item; 1 item corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Shooter McGee's, 5239 Duke Street, June 12

5 core items, 3 priority items, 3 priority foundation items; 5 items corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Wendy's #41, 229 S. Van Dorn St., June 12

1 priority item, 1 priority foundation item; 1 item corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Dinghy Deli, 880 S. Pickett St., June 11

1 core item, 1 priority item, 2 priority foundation item. See the full report here.

Hong Kong Bistro, LLC, 3616 King St., June 10

6 core items, 2 priority items, 1 priority foundation item; 3 corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Capital Bagel Bakery, 3610-A King St, June 7

2 core items; both corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

There are three main types of violations, according to the health department:

·       A core item "usually relates to general sanitation, operational controls, sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs), facilities or structures, equipment design, or general maintenance."

·       A priority item is "a provision in this Code whose application contributes directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction to an acceptable level, hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury and there is no other provision that more directly controls the hazard," and "includes items with a quantifiable measure to show control of hazards such as cooking, reheating, cooling, handwashing."

·       A priority foundation item "includes an item that requires the purposeful incorporation of specific actions, equipment or procedures by industry management to attain control of risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury such as personnel training, infrastructure or necessary equipment, HACCP plans, documentation or record keeping, and labeling."


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