Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 15 Violations At One Place

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Officials from the Rappahannock Area Health District inspected multiple food storage and preparation businesses across the Fredericksburg area from April 7 to April 12, including four locations 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.

• Java Jims, 6819 Red Rose Village Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22407
  • Date inspected: April 10
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 2
  • Violations:
    • Thermometer not provided.
    • Sanitizer test kit not provided
• Vocelli Pizza, 44 Mine Road #1A Stafford, VA 22554
  
  • Date inspected: April 12
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 1
  • Violations:
    • Employee toilet room door does not completely close, absence of a tight fitting seal. A gap was observed between the door and frame when closed.
• Tacos Anita's, 2608 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 107-108 Stafford, VA 22554
  
  • Date inspected: April 12
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 2
  • Violations:
    • Observed two spatulas, one colander stored over the three compartment sink, one large stainless steel bowl on the shelving unit and food contact surface of a frying pan soiled with food debris.
    • Observed cubed ice stored in a plastic shopping bag.
• CJ’s Steak & Ale, 5152 Courthouse Road Spotsylvania, VA 22551
  
  • Date inspected: April 8
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 15
  • Violations:
    • Employees and conditional employees are not aware of the reporting requirements concerning information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food.
    • A food employee was observed grabbing the chlorine test kit to test a sanitizer solution and then proceeded to place gloves for food preparation without washing hands.
    • Food employees are handling ready-to-eat foods using their bare hands in a facility. EHS discussed observation with the person in charge and advised to rectify actions taken by food employees.
    • Ready-to-eat carrots were noted below the raw meats inside the walk-in cooler. EHS discussed observation with the person in charge, and items were relocated during inspection.
    • The dishwashing machine was not dispensing sanitizer during operation. EHS and PIC measured the solution at 0ppm. EHS advised the person in charge to use the 3-compartment sink to sanitize equipment.
    • A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the following foods: tuna, tuna tacos, and ribeye that may be served raw and/or undercooked.
    • The facility had thawed tuna inside the reach-in unit in the kitchen under a ROP packaging. EHS advised the PIC to discard ROP tuna. The PIC voluntarily discarded food.
    • The kitchen back door is not self-closing.
    • Tongs were observed hanging from the 3-compartment sink to be used for food handling.
    • The following were noted in need of repair: the tile underneath the ice machine, tile underneath the ice machine, underneath the base of the reach-in freezer, the floors inside the walk-in cooler, porous concrete in the back storage area and several metal shelving throughout the facility.
    • A sanitizer test kit for quaternary ammonium is not being used to ensure the chemical sanitizing solution(s) are at the proper concentration.
    • The plumbing behind the ice machine was noted leaking.
    • The male bathroom door was not able to self-close during inspection.
    • A dumpster and 2 oil containers were noted stored on gravel.
    • The following were noted in need of repair: The facility has an open wall hole approximately 3X4 underneath the dish washing machine.