No Violations Found at Café Italia II

In Virginia, restaurant inspection reports are not quite as simple as getting a letter grade or an easy-to-see number rating to post in the front window.

With that said, we all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation.

A "critical violation" is one that "poses a direct or immediate threat to the safety of the food being served." Non-critical violations are generally related to cleaning or maintenance.

"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 the 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."

In the past month, the following Falls Church restaurants have been inspected by the VDH. The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

Banh Cuon Thang Long Restaurant

6757 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church

Inspected Jan. 3: two critical violations, no non-critical violations

“Observed a food employee wash hands with gloves on and continue to handle food items. After speaking with the food employee concerning glove removal for hand washing, the food employee removed gloves and began to don new gloves without washing hands.”

Starbucks Coffee #741

6270 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church

Inspected Jan. 4: no critical violations, one non-critical violation

“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.”

Café Italia II

7395-A Lee Highway, Falls Church

Inspected Jan. 3: no critical or non-critical violations

“No violations were found during the inspection.”