Restaurant Inspections: McDonald’s and Tutti Frutti

From Jan. 3-15, the state health department inspected a few restaurants in the Annandale area. For prior restaurant inspection reports, click here.

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

That said, we all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation. Inspectors grade restaurants based on critical and non-critical violations.

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 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."

Below, find the latest restaurant inspection from the Virginia Department of Health. These inspections reflect visits from inspectors during the last few weeks. Some of the violations were corrected immediately during the recent inspections.

The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

McDonald’s
7010 Bradlick Shopping Center
Date of inspection: Jan. 14
Critical (corrected during inspection): Food items were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device.
Non-critical: Observed that sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
Non-critical: 1dr cooler(1) is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41 degrees.
Non-critical: The nonfood-contact surfaces of 2dr(1dr display) cooler gasket had accumulations of grime and debris.
Non-critical: Both ice chutes at the fountain machines are not being cleaned as required.

Oegadgib
7331 Little River Turnpike
Date of inspection: Jan. 14
No violations were found during the inspection.

Chicken House
7863 Heritage Drive
Date of inspection: Jan. 11
Critical: One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment.
Critical: Visibly soiled or improperly cleaned equipment or utensils were observed being used during food preparation.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Working containers of poisonous and toxic materials are not properly labeled with a common name. Observed working containers of degreaser, and cleaner without label.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Observed that sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks in the restroom used by food employees.
Non-critical: Surfaces of the can opener were in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Non-critical: There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Non-critical: Observed that there is a hole in the wall in the the restroom and it is not maintained in good repair. Observed that the lights in the ventilation hood are burned out.

Tutti Frutti
7881 Heritage Drive
Date of inspection: Jan. 11
Critical (corrected during inspection): There is no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Working containers of poisonous and toxic materials are not properly labeled with a common name.
Critical: One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment.
Non-critical: There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.

Chicken Loco
7610 Little River Turnpike
Date of inspection: Jan. 9
Critical (corrected during inspection): There is no Certified Food Manager present at the beginning of the inspection.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Food stored on the floor and/or food stored less than 6 inches off the floor. Observed bags of onions stored on the floor.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Observed that sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
Non-critical: There was no temperature measuring device located in the Turbo Air 3.
Non-critical: Openings to the exterior of the building are present along the double doors in the kitchen.
Non-critical: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the bread making preparation area had accumulations of grime and debris.

Shiney’s Sweets and Restaurant
4231-D Markham Street
Date of inspection: Jan. 9
Critical (corrected during inspection): Open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Food items were found hot holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Ready-to-eat food that is made using a combination of ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous ingredients is not properly dated for discard using the date of the first-prepared ingredient.

Subway
7857-A Heritage Drive
Date of inspection: Jan. 8
Critical (corrected during inspection): A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils, or after engaging in any activity that could contaminate the hands. Employee was observed handling money then put gloves on without washing hands.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Observed that sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees. A handwashing sign is not available at the front hand sink.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Outside refuse container was uncovered.

Burger King
7064 Columbia Pike
Date of inspection: Jan. 4
No violations were found during the inspection.

La Cochabambinita
6653 Little River Turnpike
Date of inspection: Jan. 3
Critical (corrected during inspection): One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Raw animal food holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of ready-to-eat food.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked.

Cue Club Cafe
7014 Columbia Pike
Date of inspection: Jan. 3
No violations were found during the inspection.