Fairfax City Restaurants: Roach Interrupts Health Inspection

FAIRFAX, VA—Fairfax Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in the area. Full reports can be accessed on the health department's website. "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.

Violations noted below—such as cockroaches at Elevation Burger (see below) or the 19 at Peking Chef—involve those issues that would typically require a re-inspection if not corrected or those that are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination. They're divided into two categories:

Priority Observations are those violations such as improper cooking, reheating, cooling, or hand washing. These violations are known to cause food-borne illnesses. Uncorrected priority observations usually result in a re-inspection. Critical violations are food regulation violations which, if left uncorrected, are more likely than other violations to directly contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental degradation.

"No priority or critical violations" means that other violations were noted, but do not require re-inspection. "No items found" means no violations were noted for the establishment, according to the health department. These reports are the most recent available. Read complete inspection info by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab.

Cinnabon
11750 Fair Oaks Mall #G-221, FAIRFAX, VA 22033

March 20: 2 non-critical

Williams Sonoma #6219
2920 District Ave, #115, FAIRFAX, VA 22031

March 20: No items found

Panda Express #2004
11750 Fair Oaks Shopping Ce G219, Fairfax, VA 22033

March 20: 1 critical, 1 non-critical

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar #79067
12970 Fair Lakes Shopping Ce, Fairfax, VA 22033

March 20: No items found

Le Pain Quotidien
8296L Glass Alley 120, Fairfax, VA 22031

March 20: 1 critical, 1 non-critical, 1 repeat

29 Diner
10536 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030

March 20 follow-up: No items found

Feb. 19: 1 critical, 1 non-critical, 1 repeat

Red Pepper
13075 Fair Lakes Shopping Ctr, Fairfax, VA 22033

March 20 follow-up: 1 non-critical

March 18: 3 critical, 1 non-critical, 1 repeat

New York Pizza Factory
11143 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030

March 21 follow-up: 1 non-critical

March 20: 4 critical, 2 non-critical

Elevation Burger
11943U Fair Oaks Shoppin Center #G219A, Fairfax, VA 22033

March 21: 2 critical, 1 repeat

Inspector's note: "Methods are not being used to cockroaches. A roach fell at the manager's desk during inspection report typing."

Outback Steakhouse
9579 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032

March 21: 1 non-critical

Peking Chef
5622-I Ox Road, FAIRFAX STATION, VA 22039

March 22 follow-up: 1 non-critical

March 13 follow-up: 5 non-critical

Feb. 25: 3 critical, 10 non-critical

Dickey's Barbecue Pit
11940L Fair Oaks Shopping Ce, FAIRFAX, VA 22033

March 22: 1 critical, 1 non-critical

Pad Thai restaurant
11199-E Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030

March 22: 2 critical, 3 non-critical, 4 repeat