Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 25 Violations At One Place

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Smoking problem at one place, 25 violations at another: Here's a look at the most recent restaurant inspections in the Fairfax City area.

FAIRFAX, VA—Fairfax Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in the area. Full reports can be accessed on the health department's website. "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.

Violations noted below—such as the non-enclosed smoking area at Shalal Kabob and the 25 no-no's at Senor Tequila's involve those issues that would typically require a re-inspection if not corrected or those that are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination. They're divided into two categories:

Priority Observations are those violations such as improper cooking, reheating, cooling, or handwashing. These violations are known to cause food-borne illnesses. Uncorrected priority observations usually result in a re-inspection.

Critical violations are food regulation violations which, if left uncorrected, are more likely than other violations to directly contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental degradation.

"No priority or critical violations" means that other violations were noted, but do not require re-inspection.

"No items found" means no violations were noted for the establishment, according to the health department.

These reports are the most recent available. Read complete inspection info by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab.

Mamma Lucia
9650 Main St #40, Fairfax, VA 22031

Nov. 6: No items found

Hot Spot Hot Pot
3232 Old Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA 22031

Nov. 6: 3 critical, 7 non-critical, 2 repeat

Potbelly Sandwich Works #163
3925 Chain Bridge Rd #C, Level 1, Fairfax, VA 22031

Nov. 7: No items found

Pikaron 438
14394 Chantilly Crossing La, CHANTILLY, VA 20151

Nov. 8: 5 critical, 6 non-critical

Senor Tequila's
9959 Main Street, FAIRFAX, VA 22032

Nov. 8 follow-up: 1 critical, 1 non-critical, 2 repeat

Oct. 29: 7 critical, 14 non-critical

Saba Restaurant
3900-A Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA 22031

Nov. 8: 1 critical, 2 non-critical

Sisters Thai
4004 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030

Nov. 8: No items found

Oct. 3: 4 critical, 1 repeat

Ko Hyang House
4265-C Brookfield Corporate Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151

Nov. 8: No items found

Shalal Kabob
10515 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030

Nov. 8: 1 critical, 2 non-critical

Inspector's note: "Patio must be open air to accommodate Clean Air Act. Patio may not be enclosed when patrons are smoking."

"Smoking area is not structurally separate from the non-smoking area. Provide a structural separation between the smoking area and the non-smoking area of the restaurant. Consult Fairfax County Commercial Building Plan Review at 703-246-0801."

Simply Social
11282 James Swart Circle, FAIRFAX, VA 22030

Nov. 9: 3 non-critical

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