29 Violations Found At Eatery: Manassas Restaurant Inspections

MANASSAS, VA — Some restaurants in the Manassas area recorded violations during recent health department inspections between Sept. 1 and 23.

Health inspectors conduct most restaurant and other health inspections in person. However, some visits, such as those for training purposes, can be conducted virtually.Violations typically focus on factors that can contribute to food contamination. The local health department can also perform a re-inspection to ensure that possible violations have been corrected.

For every observed violation, the inspector provides a specific corrective action that can be completed to rectify the violation. Sometimes these are simple, and violations can be corrected during the course of the inspection. Other violations are addressed later, and an inspector may conduct a follow-up inspection to ensure compliance.

Here are the most recent inspections from the Manassas and western Prince William County area, according to the Prince William Health District. There were as many as 29 violations, which were reported at Naz Halal Food. Inspectors found numerous violations regarding hand washing, certified food protection manager certification, and properly washing, rinsing and sanitizing equipment. Corrective actions were discussed with the manager.

Mariscos El Malecon: 9772 Center St. Manassas, VA 20110

Last inspection: Sept. 23 (pre-opening)

Violations:

• 3 door prep cooler is in disrepair.
• Gaskets for walk in freezer in poor condition.

Q Billard Sport Bar: 10346 Portsmouth Rd Manassas, VA 20109

Last inspection: Sept. 19 (pre-opening)

Violations: No violations found.

Naz Halal Food: 10044 Market Cir Manassas, VA 20110

Last inspection: Sept. 19

Violations:

• Throughout there was notice of various violations pertaining to hand washing, certified food protection manager certification, and properly wash, rinsing and sanitizing equipment.
• The person in charge shall ensure that:
  • Employees are effectively cleaning their hands, by routinely monitoring the employees' handwashing
  • Employees are visibly observing foods as they are received to determine that they are from approved sources, delivered at the required temperatures, protected from contamination, unadulterated, and accurately presented, by routinely monitoring the employees' observations and periodically evaluating foods upon their receipt
  • Employees are verifying that foods delivered to the food establishment during non-operating hours are from approved sources and are placed into appropriate storage locations such that they are maintained at the required temperatures, protected from contamination, unadulterated, and accurately presented
  • Employees are using proper methods to rapidly cool time/temperature control for safety food that is not held hot or is not for consumption within four hours, through daily oversight of the employees' routine monitoring of food temperatures during cooling.
  • Employees are properly sanitizing cleaned multiuse equipment and utensils before they are reused, through routine monitoring of solution temperature and exposure time for hot water sanitizing, and chemical concentration, pH, temperature, and exposure time for chemical sanitizing.
• There was no verifiable training of employees reporting diagnoses, illnesses or living with person with diagnoses and illness directly associated with foodborne illness.
• An employee was observed drinking from a bottle with the same gloves used for cooking and preparing food.
• An employee donned gloves before washing hands to engage with food prep.
• There was an employee observed washing hands at the prep sink.
• Green sauce without label to verify source of food item.
• Several employees were not changing their gloves in between tasks, such as working in the front area then coming to prepare orders.
• The single use cup that was being used as a scoop was stored laying down in the container of cucumber and tomato salad.
• In the walk in cooler there was raw fish stored on the shelf above uncut, prewashed tomatoes stored on the floor next to the shelving unit.
• The food thermometer was not properly cleaned/sanitized.
• The person in charge was unaware how to properly wash, rinse and sanitize food contact equipment.
• The process of reheating nacho cheese was being done in a hot holding unit, temp at 69F after being inside for an 1.5 hour.
• There was container of cucumbers and sliced tomatoes that were prepared at 8am, that were temp at 45F, and there was a container of cut lettuce that was prepared at 8am temp at 46F in the walk in cooler, that was covered with lids. The temperatures for each were taken around the 4hr mark.
• There were several toxic chemicals that were stored on the same shelf or above food and or food ingredients.
• There were several containers of chemicals, and unknown liquids in secondary bottles that did not display the name of the product/toxin inside.
• In the 2 door prep unit top portion in the cook area there was container of cucumber and tomato mix also cut lettuce was cooling from 8am.
• At the start of the inspection there was several gyro cones that were sitting out at room temperature on the shelving unit in the dry area thawing. Also on another shelf there was raw hamburgers that were thawing in the dry storage area.
• During the inspection it was determined that only 1 food thin probe thermometer was being used throughout the facility to take food temperatures.
• There were multiple containers of food/ingredients that were not labeled with the name of the ingredient/food item inside.
• Several containers of green sauce did not bare labels to properly identify the source, ingredients or manufacture of the product.
• An employee was observed working with food without a proper hair restraint on.
• There was food containers that were stacked on top of each other without them being properly dried before stacking.
• Cardboard was being used as a means to keep food contact surfaces clean by lining the top of the surface to prevent properly cleaning of equipment to take place.
• The hand sink was no longer properly sealed to the adjacent wall, caulking was cracked and or missing.
• The facility did not have 3 stoppers to properly wash, rinse and sanitize equipment.
• Inside the 1 door upright freezer shelves they were dirty and not clean to the sight or touch. Also in the chest freezer there was build up of ice.
• Mops were not hung once they were done/not in use.
• Employees were storing their personal belongings in the dry storage area.

Kitchen at The Farm Brewery: 16015 John Marshall Hwy. Broad Run, VA 20137

Last inspection: Sept. 19 (pre-opening)

Violations: No violations found.

Starbucks #13334: 9642 Liberia Ave Manassas, VA 20110

Last inspection: Sept. 18 (pre-opening)

Violations: No violations found.

Ginnie's Bakery & African Cuisine: 8300 Sudley Rd., Unit 86 Manassas, VA 20109

Last inspection: Sept. 12 (pre-opening)

Violations:

• There is no person in charge with a valid Food Protection Manager Certification from an accredited agency recognized by the Conference for Food Protection.
• The door gasket to the walk in cooler is in disrepair condition.
• The nonfood-contact surface of the following equipment walk in cooler door is not corrosion resistant, non absorbent, and/or smooth.
• The lights bulb were burned out in walk in cooler and walk in freezer.
• The faucet for mop sink is leaking.

Fairfax Rod & Gun Club Snack Bar: 7039 Signal Hill Rd Manassas, VA 20111

Last inspection: Sept. 11

Violations:

• This food establishment has not established procedures for cleaning up vomiting or diarrheal events that happen in the facility.
• TCS FOOD (sliced tomatoes) cold holding at improper temperatures.
• The ambient (air/water) temperature measuring device is missing in the reach in cooler.
• Observed the reach in cooler temperature measured using ambient thermometer at 48*F.
• There is no chemical sanitizing test kit present to ensure the chemical sanitizing solution used is at the proper concentration.

Taco Bell #31534: 11017 Nokesville Rd. Manassas, VA 20110

Last inspection: Sept. 11

Violations: No violations found.

Honey Pig Korean BBQ & Hot Pot: 9765 Liberia Avenue Unit 125 Manassas, VA 20110

Last inspection: Sept. 11

Violations:

• Observed beef and pork dumplings cold holding at 65*F on the self-service line.
• The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) FOOD Kimchi in the refrigeration unit is not date marked.
• Unlabeled bulk food containers with the following food items that are not easily identified by appearance: sugar, salt, flour.
• Observed use of the following unsafe material as a single-use/single-service food-contact material: Large Soy Sauce buckets being reused for food storage.
• Discarded products with food residue are being stored outside of refuse containers, outside of the establishment.

Grain and Grog: 7960 Crescent Park Dr. Gainesville, VA 20155

Last inspection: Sept. 10 (pre-opening)

Violations: No violations found.

Chipotle Mexican Grill #729: 9511 Liberia Ave Manassas, VA 20110

Last inspection: Sept. 10

Violations:

• The commercially processed Brisket was not reheated to a sufficient temperature and time to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
• The wash temperature of the low temperature chemical sanitizing warewashing machine is not meeting the manufacturer's specifications. The minimum temperature is 120ºF and the actual temperature is observed was 130 F.
• Dumpster or outside refuse container was open or uncovered plastic bag were observed on the ground.

Jersey Mike's Subs: 10322 Bristow Station Drive Suite 105 Bristow, VA 20136

Last inspection: Sept. 10

Violations: No violations found.

Pizza Hut #37426: 10060 Dumfries Rd Manassas, VA 20110

Last inspection: Sept. 10

Violations:

• There was no verifiable employee health policy available at the time of the inspection.
• No written procedure for clean up vomit and diarrhea was available during the inspection.
• The EcoLab Stationary Dishwasher was not properly working.

Sheetz: 7201 New Stable Wy Gainesville, VA 20155

Last inspection: Sept. 9

Violations:

• There was chemicals/toxic materials being stored on the same shelf as food/food contact surfaces/utensils.

Subway: 7941 Heritage Village Plz Gainesville, VA 20155

Last inspection: Sept. 9

Violations:

• In the 1 well hot holding unit there was meatballs that were being reheated in the steam table.
• In the cold holding assemble cooler there was fried eggs (45F) and shredded cheese (54F) that were kept overnight in the cooler.
• In the walk in freeze the light was out/in disrepair.

Kitchen La Asuncion: 10680 Blendia Lane Apt 7 Manassas, VA 20109

Last inspection: Sept. 3

Violations: No violations found.