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Restaurant Inspections: 11 Restaurants with Recent Violations

The most recent health department inspection reports from restaurants in Arlington.

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Virginia Health Department officials are constantly inspecting restaurants in Arlington.

The most recent reports show only a handful along the Ballston-Rosslyn corridor. Those are listed below along with a link to see restaurant inspections in other areas of Arlington, including Shirlington, Pentagon City and Crystal City. 

"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.

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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.

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

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Virginia Hospital Center Cafeteria, 1701 N. George Mason Drive, May 29

1 priority item corrected during inspection.

California Tortilla, 2450 Crystal Drive, May 28

3 core items, 3 priority items.

Kora Restaurant, Bar & Lounge, 2250 Crystal Drive, May 28

5 core items, 4 priority items.

New Yorker Deli, 2461 S. Clark St., May 24

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

Top's China Carryout, 2520 Columbia Pike, May 24

3 core items; 1 item corrected during inspection.

Checkpoint Cafe, 701 S. 12th St., May 23

1 core item, 4 priority items; 3 corrected during inspection.

Sunrise at Bluemont Park, 5910 Wilson Blvd., May 23

2 core items, 5 priority items; 6 corrected during inspection.

Ballston Café, 4601 N. Fairfax Blvd., May 22

4 core items, 2 priority items; 1 corrected during inspection.

Bungalow Sports Grill, 2766 S. Arlington Mill Drive, May 22

6 core items, 5 priority items; 7 corrected during inspection.

Lucy's Arl, 2650 S. Shirlington Rd., May 22

2 core items, 2 priority items.

Thirsty Bernie, 2163 N. Glebe Rd., May 22

3 core items, 4 priority foundation items.

  • 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."

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