Loudoun Restaurant Inspections: Violations At Nine Locations

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Officials from the Loudoun County Health Department inspected multiple food storage and preparation businesses in Leesburg and Purcellville from Feb. 27 to March 8, including several restaurants with violations.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many inspections are being conducted virtually. So, the listed violations may not be an all-encompassing rundown of all the violations at a particular establishment.

Violations at restaurants typically focus on factors that can contribute to food contamination. The local health department also performs 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.

• Matchbox One Loudoun, 44720 Thorndike St Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: March 3
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 3
  • Violations:
    • Procedure for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events not provided.
    • Hand washing facility observed without paper towels in dishwashing area on second floor.
    • Spinach dip in the walk in refrigerator in second floor registered at 45°F. Said food had been cooling since last night.
• Eddie Merlot's, 20350 Minot Dr Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: March 3
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 3
  • Violations:
    • Procedure for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events not provided.
    • Shellfish tags not stored in chronological order.
    • Deli meats and shrimps in top section of low boy refrigeration unit in pantry area registered between 45°F-42°F.
• Falcon's Landing, 46661 Algonkian Pkwy Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: March 4
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 2
  • Violations:
    • Raw hamburger patties were observed stored over/above cooked ready-to-eat ribs.
    • Tuna Fish Salad that was cold holding on the line temped at 44F, outside of acceptable temperature range.
• Goodfellas Pizza, 23520 Overland Dr #108 Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: March 5
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 4
  • Violations:
    • Food employee reporting form (form 1 B) not signed and provide during inspection.
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events not provided.
    • Handwashing facility in kitchen observed being used for food prep/washing pasta during inspection.
    • Microwave observed dirty with old food debris.
• Bungalow Lake House, 46116 Lake Center Plaza Sterling, VA 20165
  • Date inspected: March 8
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 4
  • Violations:
    • The facility does not have parasite destruction documentation for the salmon and scallops.
    • Raw shrimp was found stored above cooked ready-to-eat pasta in the low boy cooler on the line.
    • Items on the menu did not have the correct consumer advisory applied to them.
    • Multiple spray bottles throughout the facility were observed holding liquid cleaning material with no labels.
• El Estribo, 56 Pidgeon Hill Drive Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: March 1
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 4
  • Violations:
    • Raw shell eggs were found stored above cut, ready-to-eat tomatoes.
    • The inside bin of the ice machine was found with a soil residue on the sides, housing the ice.
    • Salt and MSG containers are not labeled on the cook line.
    • Wet wiping cloths found hanging on the side of the sanitizing bucket, not in the solution.
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 20598 East Hampton Plaza Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: March 2
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 1
  • Violations:
    • Handwashing facility next to ice machine observed with no paper towel available.
• Nando's Peri Peri, 20556 East Hampton Plaza Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: March 2
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 1
  • Violations:
    • Dishwasher not sanitizing after wash and rinse.
• Pind Indian Cuisine, 20522 East Hampton Plaza Ashburn, VA 20147
  • Date inspected: March 2
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 5
  • Violations:
    • Handwashing facility observed without paper towels in kitchen.
    • Raw shrimp observed stored above cooked food in low boy refrigeration unit.
    • Low temperature dishwasher not sanitizing adequately in that sanitizer tested at less than 50 ppm.
    • Tandoori chicken and goat curry registered at 44-45°F in the low boy refrigeration unit.
    • Mango lassi observed without date marking.