Restaurant Inspections: Chicken, Chinese, Coffee and More

Virginia Health Department officials are constantly inspecting restaurants in Arlington.

"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."

Full reports can be accessed on the Health Department's website.

Click on the name of the restaurant below for the full restaurant inspection reports. These are some of the most recent inspection reports available from the Health Department.

• See the latest inspection reports from restaurants in the Clarendon, Courthouse and Rosslyn areas here.

Bangkok 54 Restaurant & Bar, 2919 Columbia Pike, June 11

1 priority item corrected during inspection.

Chick-Fil-a at Crystal City, 2200 Crystal Drive, June 11

1 priority item corrected during inspection.

Starbucks Coffee #7579, 2241 N. Harrison Street, June 11

3 core items, 1 priority item.

Plaza Gourmet, 2173-B Crystal Plaza Arcade, June 10

4 core items, 1 priority item; 2 items corrected during inspection. The restaurant was allowed to return to normal business as a result of significant food safety improvements, according to the Arlington Health Department.

Restaurante Abi, 3005 Columbia Pike, June 10

1 core item, 2 priority items; all corrected during inspection.

Greene Turtle, The, 900 N. Glebe Road, June 7

1 core item, 3 priority items; 3 items corrected during inspection.

Lideta Market, 2630 Columbia Pike, June 7

3 core items, 2 priority items.

Bailey's Pub & Grille, 2010 Crystal Drive, June 5

2 priority items; both corrected during inspection.

Hunan Village, 4775 Lee Highway, June 5

12 core items, 9 priority items; 5 corrected during inspection.

Kite Runner Cafe, 3800 Lee Highway, June 5

2 core items; 1 corrected during inspection.

·  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."