Restaurant Inspections: Evidence of Pests Found in Three Arlington Establishments

These Arlington restaurants were recently paid visits by the the Virginia Department of Health. Restaurants are paid periodic visits.

See Clarendon Patch for reports on restaurants in Clarendon, Courthouse and Rosslyn.

The full reports can be accessed on the state Health Department's website:

Boru Asia Bistro
4121 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Feb. 19
Insect, rodent and/or other pest harborage conditions exist on the premises. Mouse droppings observed around water heater.

Cafe Tirolo
4001 N. Fairfax Drive #16
Date of inspection: Feb. 19
Re-packaged muffins in the establishment are not labeled as specified in law.

Essy's Carriage House
4030 Lee Highway
Date of inspection: Feb. 15
Ready-to-eat food is not protected from cross contamination by separating it from raw animal foods. Shell eggs stored above bottled drinks in walk in.

Pan American Bakery
4113 Columbia Pike
Date of inspection: Feb. 15
The food-contact surface of several knives observed soiled and dirty and is not clean to sight and touch.

Pizzoli Pizza
2249-E South Shirlington Road
Date of inspection: Feb. 15
The person in charge did not demonstrate their knowledge of correct procedures for cleaning and sanitizing utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment.

BGR: The Burger Joint
3129 Lee Highway
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
No violations were found during the inspection.

Buzz Bakery of Ballston
818 N. Quincy St. Suite 102
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
An employee was eating in an area where contamination of exposed food or clean equipment may occur.

Cinthia's Bakery II
5037 Columbia Pike
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
Insect, rodent and/or other pest harborage conditions exist on the premises. Dead roaches were observed in the interior of kitchen lights.

Darna
946 N. Jackson St.
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
The moldy strawberries are not safe, unadulterated and/or honestly presented.

Me Jana
2300 Wilson Blvd. #140
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
The inside of the ice machine needs cleaning.

P F Chang's China Bistro
901 N. Glebe Road
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
The food establishment was not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager when I arrived.

Sine Irish Pub & Restaurant
1301 S. Joyce St. D-1
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
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. Men's restroom hand wash sign has been removed.

Texas Bar-B-Q Factory
4238 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: Feb. 13
The entire floor is heavily soiled especially behind the cooking line, corners and edges. Mice dropping along the front floor edges, under the deep fryer and behind the cooking line.

Asian Kitchen
5731 Lee Highway
Date of inspection: Feb. 12
Ready-to-eat food is not protected from cross contamination by separating it from raw animal foods. Raw chicken stored above buckets of sauce, shell eggs stored above onions and produce in walk in. Uncovered foods including meats observed in walk-in freezer.

Cafe Caturra
2931 S. Glebe Road
Date of inspection: Feb. 12
Employees observed contacting ready-to-eat food with their bare hands.

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According to the Virginia Department of Health:

"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.

"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."