Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 20-Plus Violations At 2 Places

MANASSAS, VA—Prince William 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 the 24 at Juke Box Diner and the 23 at Eda's Latin Food—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, and usually take a week before the detailed findings are posted. Read complete inspection information by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab.

Ashland Elementary School
15300 Bowmans Folly Dr, Manassas, VA 20112

May 10: No items found

Tabasco Mix
8414 Briarmont Lane, Manassas, VA 20112

May 10: 1 core

Gravely Elementary School
4670 Waverly Farm Dr, Haymarket, VA 20169

May 10: 1 priority foundation

Manassas Park Elementary School
9298 Cougar Ct, Manassas Park, VA 20111

May 13: No items found

Cougar Elementary School
9330 Brandon St, Manassas Park, VA 20111

May 13: 1 priority

Eda's Latin Food
9071 Liberia Ave., Manassas, VA 20110

May 14 follow-up: 2 priority foundation, 3 core, 5 repeat

May 7: 3 priority, 3 priority foundation, 3 core, 4 repeat

Alvey Elementary School
5300 Waverly Farm Dr, Haymarket, VA 20169

May 14: No items found

Metz Middle School
9950 Wellington Rd, Manassas, VA 20110

May 14: 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 1 repeat

Weems Elementary School
8750 Weems Rd, Manassas, VA 20110

May 14: No items found

Stonewall Middle School
10100 Lomond Dr, Manassas, VA 20109

May 14: 1 core

Bull Run Middle School
6308 Catharpin Rd, Gainesville, VA 20155

May 14: No items found

Juke Box Diner
8637 Sudley Rd, Manassas, VA 20110

May 15 follow-up: 1 priority, 3 core, 4 repeat

May 9: 4 priority, 3 priority foundation, 6 core, 3 repeat

Inspector's note: "REPEAT: Insect control device located on the ceiling over the food prep table and warewashing area. Correction: Install the insect control device away from a food preparation area so that dead insects and insect fragments are prevented from being impelled onto or falling on exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, and unwrapped single service and single use articles. Exposed food and food-contact surfaces must be protected from contamination by insects or insect parts. Installation of the device over food preparation areas or in close proximity to exposed food and/or food contact surfaces could allow dead insects and/or insect parts to be impelled by the electric charge, fall, or be blown from the device onto food or food-contact surfaces."