Live Roaches In Restaurant's Kitchen: Leesburg Health Inspections

LEESBURG, VA — Officials from the Loudoun County Health Department inspected multiple restaurants across the Leesburg area from June 1 to June 8, including one restaurant that had live roaches in its kitchen.

As coronavirus restrictions continue to loosen around the state, health inspectors are returning to conduct restaurant inspections in person. However, some visits, such as those for training purposes, can be conducted virtually.

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.

Here are the most recent restaurant inspections in Leesburg, according to the Loudoun County Health Department.

• Mr. Sushi & Mrs. Roll, 19302 Promenade Dr Ste #103 Leesburg, VA 20176
  • Date inspected: June 8
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 7
  • Violations:
    • Employee was observed cutting avocados with bare hands.
    • The hand sink inn cooking area was observed with food utensils in sink.
    • Employee observed washing and rinsing large container that is used to make sushi rice but failed to sanitize it before placing on drying rack.
    • Cut cabbage cut lettuce, and corn were observed with internal temps above 41 F.
    • A can of "Raid" insecticide was observed stored on shelf next to a bag of sesame seeds.
    • A bag of sugar was observed stored on floor.
    • Aluminum foil wrapped shelving next to stove was observed with an accumulation of grease and debris.
• Camp Potomac Woods Kitchen, 13932 Potomac Woods Lane Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: June 4
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 3
  • Violations:
    • There are no paper towels at the hand sink in the kitchen.
    • <100ppm quat sanitizer measured at the 3 compartment sink. Wares not santized at the 3 compartment sink due to santizer concentration not strong enough. Test strip unopened.
    • Max registering dish machine thermometer not provided.
• Panera Bread #1164, 19327 Promenade Dr Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: June 4
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 1
  • Violation:
    • Sliced tomatoes were observed cooling in a covered plastic container with an internal temperature of 45 F after slicing 6 hours earlier.
• Bua Thai, 19326 Promenade Dr Leesburg, VA 20176
  
  • Date inspected: June 8
  • Total violations and corrective actions: 8
    • Live roaches were observed at 3 vat sink, wok area, and by prep cooler.
    • There is no properly working test kit provided to monitor the concentration of chemical sanitizing solutions.
    • 3 packages of raw shrimp were observed thawing in a bucket of warm, stagnate water.
    • Firm is using time control for TCS foods with no time label and written plan could not be found.
    • Rice was observed stored in walk-in cooler that was pulled from freezer without date marking.
    • Firm is conducting non-continuous cooking of chicken. Manager could not provide approved documentation of par cooking procedures.
    • Two bottles of water were observed stored on top of uncovered dumplings in freezer.
    • The person in charge is not maintaining active managerial control of the restaurant.