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.
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 in the table below for the full restaurant inspection reports. These are the most recent inspection reports available from the Health Department.
- See restaurant inspection reports from the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor here on Clarendon-Courthouse-Rosslyn Patch.
Clark Street Grill No violations. 2711 Jefferson Davis Hwy. April 23
Design Cuisine 10 core items; 6 priority items 2659 S. Shirlington Road April 23
Karamara Ethiopian Restaurant 4 core items; 1 priority item 3205/3207 Columbia Pike April 23
Red Parrot 3 priority items 1110 N. Glebe Road April 23
Bonsai Restaurant 8 core items; 2 priority items; 1 priority foundation item 4040 Campbell Ave. April 22
Carlyle Grand Cafe 5 core items; 7 priority items; 1 priority foundation item 4000 S. 28th St. April 22
Chevys Fresh Mex Restaurant 7 core items; 3 priority items 1201 S. Hayes St. April 22
Deli Italiano 5 core items; 2 priority items 6505 N. 29th St. April 22
Maki of Japan 1 priority foundation item
1100 S. Hayes St. VC-06 April 22
Sport House & Grill Restaurant 1 core item; 2 priority items; 1 priority foundation item 3249 Columbia Pike April 22
Virginia Hospital Center-Subway 3 core items; 1 priority item 1701 N. George Mason Dr. April 22
Bangkok 54 Restaurant & Bar 6 core items; 3 priority items 2919 Columbia Pike April 19
El Sabor De Tu Pueblo 1 core item; 1 priority item 1621 S. Walter Reed Dr. April 19
Legal Sea Foods 2 core items; 1 priority items 320 S. 23rd St. Suite 200 April 19
P. Brennan's Irish Pub 5 core items; 3 priority items; 1 priority foundation item 2910 Columbia Pike April 19
King Street Blues 3 core items; 1 priority item; 1 priority foundation item 1648 Crystal Square Arcade April 18
Noodles & Company 3 core items; 1 priority foundation item 2011 Crystal Dr. April 18
Taco Bell #9452 2 core items; 1 priority item 4923 Lee Hwy. April 17
Cheesetique 3 core items; 3 priority items; 1 priority foundation item 4056 Campbell Ave. April 16
Mrs. Chen's Kitchen 2 core items; 3 priority items 3101 Columbia Pike April 16
Portofino Restaurant 12 core items; 2 priority items; 1 priority foundation item 526 S. 23rd St. April 16
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."
