Falls Church Restaurant Inspections: Liberty Barbecue, Chasin Tails

FALLS CHURCH, VA — The Fairfax County Health Department continues to inspect restaurants in the City of Falls Church, and there were a mix of those with and without violations in recent months.

The health department's environmental health staff inspect over 5,200 restaurants and other retail food service establishments in Fairfax County and cities of Falls Church and Fairfax to ensure safe food handling practices are followed. This includes proper sanitation, food storage and preparation, and adequate kitchen facilities. Aside from restaurants, staff inspect child care centers, hospitals, school cafeterias, and temporary food service vendors at festivals.

This week's report focuses on City of Falls Church restaurants west of Washington Street in May and June.

The health department cautions residents that a single inspection should not be used to evaluate a restaurant. Rather, the health department suggests looking at multiple inspection reports for a better overview.

Click on each link to see the full report for the restaurant. Residents can also search for a specific restaurant or browse a map of inspected locations through the online database.

Lee's Thai Food: 312 S Washington St., Unit# B, Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: June 4

Violations: No violations found.

Borek G: 315 S Maple Ave., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: May 25

Violations: No violations found.

Paisano's Pizza: 244 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: June 6

Violations: No violations found.

Sushi at Harris Teeter: 301 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: June 5

Violations: No violations found.

Liberty Barbecue: 370 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: June 4

Violations:

• When tested, the low temperature, chemical sanitizing warewashing machine was observed with a sanitizing rinse concentration of less than 50 ppm chlorine solution. Choline was at 10ppm.
• The following equipment/utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: can opener, frozen drink machine.
• Openings to the exterior of the building are present along the back door.

Harvey's: 513 W Broad St. 130, Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: May 30

Violations: No violations found.

Garden Grille Restaurant at Hilton Garden Inn: 706 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: May 25

Violations:

• Due to improper operation of the hot water, mechanical warewashing machine, the thermolabel did not turn black, indicating that food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are not being adequately sanitized. Temperature was at 143F.
• No heat sensitive test strip available to verify heat sanitization step of mechanical warewashing machine.
• There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.

Taco Bell: 935 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: May 30

Violations:

• The 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 issued by ORS Interactive, Inc. CFM card is expired.

Chasin Tails: 944 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: May 9

Violations:

• The walk-in refrigerator thermometer defective. The defective thermometer’s reading was 52 F degrees while the correct reading inside the walk-in refrigerator was measured at 36 F degrees.
• Wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter.
• One bag of food item stored was stored on the floor.

Crumbl Cookies: 1106 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: May 8

Violations: No violations found.

Haandi Indian Cuisine: 1222 W Broad St., Falls Church, Va 22046

Last inspection: May 15

Violations:

• The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: korma sauce at 52F, meti chicken sauce at 54F, tomato sauce at 66F, samosa at 68F, spinach at 57F in 2DR True (L).
• 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: samosa, pakora.
• The following refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41F: 2DR True (L) at 52F-60F.