Vienna Restaurant Violations: Fosters Grille, Bazin's Next Door

Ever wonder how clear your local restaurants are? Town of Vienna and other Fairfax County restaurants regularly undergo health inspections, with the frequency depending on the type of food served and how it is prepared. While violations like malfunctioning refrigerators and food that's not warm or cold enough often pop up, health inspectors sometimes find more critical violations.

“In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," notes the Virginia Department of Health.

Here are full results for the latest inspections around Vienna and Oakton. Restaurants with seven violations were Al Nakheel, Bazin's Next Door and Fosters Grille. Each restaurant corrected several violations during the inspections. On the other hand, seven restaurants had perfect inspections.

Click on the violations to see each restaurant's results. Full reports are usually available five to seven days after the inspection on the health department’s website.

Violations

Al Nakheel: 340 Maple Avenue W., Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 10

violations: There is no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection, establishment has been ordered to close due to the lack of a Certified Food Manager (both corrected), observed the sanitizing solution in the dish washing machine with a concentration of zero ppm total chlorine, piping under the 3-compartment sink and the drain beneath are in need of cleaning, equipment, food-contact surfaces, and utensils are not adequately sanitized after cleaning due to improper function of the warewashing machine operation, existing hot water heater is broken and there is no hot water on premises, water from the handwashing sink at all hand washing and 3-vat sink was measured at a temperature less than 100°F

Bazin's Next Door: 111 Church Street NW, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 6

violations: Unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: Reach-in refrigerators, dispensing and/or in-use utensils improperly stored between use as follows: A spatula was observed stored in-between the prep table and the grill on the cookline, bottles of cleaning chemicals were noted stored among alcoholic beverages at the bar (all corrected), chemical sanitizing warewashing machine was observed with a sanitizing rinse concentration of less than 50 ppm chlorine solution, nonfood-contact surfaces of the refrigerators, prep tables, storage cabinets had accumulations of grime and debris throughout, soiled linen/towels were stored on prep tables, floors, etc throughout, floor under cooking equipment and other stationary equipment such as prep tables, refrigerators and ware washing machine and sink is in need of cleaning

Bazin's on Church: 111 Church Street NW, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 6

violations: The concentration of the Quaternary Ammonium Compound sanitizer solution at the 3-compartment sink was measured at above 400 ppm (corrected)

Chick-fil-A: 8461-B Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Dec. 5

violations: The handwashing facility located in the BACK OF THE KITCHEN BY THE ICE MACHINE AND IN THE FRONT ACROSS FROM THE CASH REGISTER WERE blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing (corrected)

Fosters Grille: 138A Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 5

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: blue cheese dressing, ranch dressing at thee serving station refrigerated unit, concentration of the Chlorine solution at the 3-compartment sink was measured at above 200 ppm (both corrected), refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: 1-door prep refrigerator located next to the hand washing sink in the front serving area, person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card, water from the handwashing sink at restrooms was measured at a temperature less than 100°F, openings to the exterior of the building are present along the based of the back door entrance to the facility, metal floor inside the walk-in refrigerator is not maintained in good repair

Italian Garden: 8500 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Dec. 7

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: HAM AT 46F, CHICKEN AT 56F AND 57F IN THE LEFT 2DR PREP COOLER. TZATZIKKI SAUCE AT 45F IN THE 1 DR REACH-IN-COOLER. HAM IN THE RIGHT DR PREP COOLER AT 44F (corrected), refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: LEFT 2 DR PREP COOLER AT 50F

Jimmy John's: 8539-B Leesburg Pike B, VIENNA, VA 22182, last inspection: Dec. 10

violations: One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete, water from the handwashing sink NEXT TO THE BEVERAGE DISPENSER IN THE KITCHEN was measured at a temperature less than 100°F, outside refuse container side doors were open (all corrected)

Moby Dick House of Kabob: 2676-F Avenir Place, VIENNA, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 11

violations: The following refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: Sliding glass door display cooler on the serving line

Panera Bread: 136 Maple Ave Unit B, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 10

violations: Observed the sanitizing solution in the wet towel soaking solutions and at the 3-compartment sink with a concentration of zero ppm total quaternary ammonium compound (corrected), employee prepared sanitizing solutions without sanitizer in the solution

Starbucks: 2672 Avenir Place, #290D, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 12

violations: The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: Chorizo bites, egg white bites, bacon egg bites (corrected)

White Orchid Cafe: 8045 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Dec. 7

violations: The following food item(s) for which time rather than temperature is used as a control is not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control: SHRIMP TEMPURA ROLLS AT BUFFET LINE (corrected)

Zoe's Kitchen: 418 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 12

violations: Observed that the self-closing device on the back door entrance to the kitchen is broken or not maintained in good repair

No violations

Chipotle Mexican Grill: 213 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 5

violations: none

District Taco: 2676-O Avenir Pl, VIENNA, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 11

violations: none

Greenhouse Grill: 2222 Gallows Rd #120, Dunn Loring, VA 22027, last inspection: Dec. 6

violations: none

The Perfect Pita: 8605 Westwood Center Dr 120, Vienna, VA 22182, last inspection: Dec. 10

violations: none

Pizza Hut: 541 Maple Avenue West, Vienna, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 7

violations: none

Taco Bamba: 164 Maple Ave W, VIENNA, VA 22180, last inspection: Dec. 5

violations: none

Zinga Frozen Yogurt: 2930 Chain Bridge Road, Oakton, VA 22124, last inspection: Dec. 10

violations: none

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