Restaurant Inspections: Indian, Mexican, Chicken and More

Health Department officials are constantly inspecting restaurants across Arlington. 

• For recent food truck inspection reports, click here. 

"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."

Barnes & Noble Booksellers #2068, 2800 Clarendon Blvd., June 18

6 core items, 2 priority items; 2 items corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Cava Mezze, 1220 N. Fillmore Street, June 18

2 core items, 2 priority items; both corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Fairgate Cafe, 1005 N. Glebe Road, June 18

1 core item, 4 priority items; 2 corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Kentucky Fried Chicken #Y053204, 4901 Lee Highway, June 18

1 priority item, corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Taqueria El Poblano, 2401 Columbia Pike, June 18

1 core item, 3 priority items; all corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Grand Cru, 4401 Wilson Blvd., June 17

1 core item, 6 priority items; 4 corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Hamburger Hamlet, 1601 Crystal Square Arcade, June 17

2 core items, 2 priority items; 3 corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Jefferson Cafe II, 1300 N. 17th Street, June 17

2 core items, 5 priority items; 5 corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

San Antonio Bar & Grill, 1664 Crystal Square Arcade, June 17

1 core item, 4 priority items; all corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Tandoor, 237 N. Glebe Road, June 15

6 core items, 5 priority items; 4 corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

Zaika, 2800 Clarendon Blvd., June 15

2 core items, 1 priority item; 2 corrected during inspection. See the full report here.

·  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."