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Latest Restaurant Inspections for Arlington

The latest reports from the health department.

Check out the Virginia Department of Health’s most recent restaurant inspection reports, which reflect visits from inspectors during the last few weeks.

The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website:

Restaurants in Arlington 

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China Express
3303 Lee Highway
Date of inspection: Oct. 23
The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager. The CFM left to make a delivery during the inspection.
 
Crystal City Sports Pub
529 S. 23rd St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 23
A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before donning gloves for working with food.
 
Luna Grill & Diner
4024 S. Campbell Ave.
Date of inspection: Oct. 23
Tomato soup, chickpeas, and corn beef in the walk in cooler cold holding at improper temperatures.
 
Chesapeake Bagel Bakery
2453 N. Harrison St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 22
The hand washing sink located by salad prep sink is blocked by a trash can and is not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use.
 
El Tutumaso
4707 Columbia Pike
Date of inspection: Oct. 22
The receptacle and/or waste handling unit for refuse, recyclables, and/or returnable does not have a drain plug in place.
 
Oriental Gourmet Restaurant
2503-E N. Harrison St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 22
Egg rolls and peking duck prepared and held in the food establishment for more than 24 hours are not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded.
 
Thai Curry
307 N. Glebe Road
Date of inspection: Oct. 22
The person in charge did not demonstrate their knowledge of the required food temperatures and times for the safe cooking of potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) including meat, poultry, eggs, and fish.
 
Baskin Robbins #431
2511 N. Harrison St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
An open beverage container and/or a closed beverage container not handled to prevent contamination of a food employee's hands, the container, exposed food, and/or clean equipment was observed.
 
Checkpoint Cafe
701 S. 12th St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
Pastries were not covered on buffet.
 
Thirsty Bernie
2163 N. Glebe Road
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before donning gloves for working with food.
 
Tutti Frutti
2439 N. Harrison St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
Each hand washing sink is not provided with individual, disposable towels; a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; or a heated-air hand drying device.
 
Union Jack's of Ballston
4238 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager.
 
The Bloom's Grill
4238 Wilson Blvd. #130
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
The hand sink is not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use.
 
Cesar's Diner
539 S. 23rd St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 18
No violations were found during the inspection.
 
Good Stuff Eatery
2110 Crystal Drive
Date of inspection: Oct. 18
The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager.
 
Kohinoor Dhaba
2800 S. Eads St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 18
Chicken and lamb in the prep refrigerator cold holding at the improper temperature.
 
Mary's Cafe
4301 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
The blocks of moldy cheese found in the walk-in refrigerator marked with a date or day that exceeds the temperature and time combination.
 
Grand Hunan Restaurant
5845-N. Washington Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 21
Ready-to-eat food is not protected from cross contamination by separating them from raw animal foods. Raw chicken over sauces and vegetables in the walk-in cooler.
 
7-Eleven # 34918
3461 Washington Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
No violations were found during the inspection.
 
Cassatt's Cafe
4536 Lee Highway
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces are not held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution of proper concentration; and/or not laundered daily.
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill # 0194
1735 N. Lynn St.-Unit 15
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all hand washing lavatories used by food employees and/or is not clearly visible to food employees. No sign was observed at the main prep line hand washing sink or in either the ladies' or the gentlemen's bathrooms.
 
Front Page Restaurant
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
Food is not in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. Baguettes in the walk-in freezer were not covered.
 
Jay's Saloon & Grille
3114 N. 10th St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
The chlorine sanitizer at the 3-part sink was more than 600 ppm.
 
Mario's Pizza House
3322 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
Repackaged slices of cheesecake and carrot cake with cream cheese icing held for more than 24 hours were not clearly marked at the time the original container was opened in the food establishment to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded within seven days.
 
Pines of Florence
3811 N. Fairfax Drive #105
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
An employee was eating, drinking, and/or using tobacco in an area where contamination of exposed food or clean equipment may occur.
 
Tropik Sun Fruit & Nut
4238 Wilson Blvd. #3094
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
The Whirlpool freezer is not designed and constructed to be durable.
 
Auntie Anne's Soft Pretzels
1755 Jefferson Davis Highway
Date of inspection: Oct. 16
No violations were found during the inspection.
 
Gap Thai Restaurant
3813 Lee Highway
Date of inspection: Oct. 16
Ready-to-eat food is not protected from cross contamination by separating them from raw animal foods. Shell eggs stored above tofu in walk in unit.
 
Green Turtle, The
900 North Glebe Road
Date of inspection: Oct. 16
Ready-to-eat food is not protected from cross contamination by separating them from raw animal foods. Shell eggs stored above dressings in walk in.
 
Lost Dog Cafe
2920 Columbia Pike
Date of inspection: Oct. 16
Raw eggs stored on top of milk inside the prep table.

Restaurants in Clarendon, Courthouse and Rosslyn: 
 
Fuego Cocina Y Tequileria
2800 Clarendon Blvd. #R800
Date of inspection: Oct. 23
Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces are not held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution of proper concentration; and/or not laundered daily.
 
Delhi Dhaba Restaurant
2424 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 22
The cover of the ice machine was observed to be deeply cracked potentially exposing the ice to the insulation inside the cover. Some foods in the walk-in were observed uncovered.
 
Hilton Garden Inn-Great American Grill
1333 N. Courthouse Road
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager.
 
Pho 75
1721 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 19
A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before donning gloves for working with food.
 
Piola
1550 Wilson Blvd. #105
Date of inspection: Oct. 18
Ready-to-eat food is not protected from cross contamination by separating them from raw animal foods.
 
Rosslyn Gourmet
1611 N. Kent St.
Date of inspection: Oct. 17
No written procedures exist for the use of time only as a public health control for the buffet.
 
American Tap Room
3101 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Oct. 16
Hamburgers observed over steak. Chicken observed over beef. Raw animal foods are not separated from each other during storage, preparation, holding, and/or display.

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