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Restaurant Inspections: 8 Restaurants, more than 50 Violations

The latest health inspection reports from restaurants in the Clarendon, Courthouse and Rosslyn areas.

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Virginia Health Department officials are constantly inspecting restaurants in Arlington.

The most recent reports show only a handful along the Ballston-Rosslyn corridor. Those are listed below along with a link to see restaurant inspections in other areas of Arlington, including Shirlington, Pentagon City and Crystal City. 

"Ideally, an operation would have no critical violations, or none which are not corrected immediately and not repeated. 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.

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The site continues: "Keep in mind that any inspection report is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. On any given day, a restaurant could have fewer or more violations than noted in the report. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long term cleanliness of an establishment."

Full reports can be accessed on the Health Department's website.

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Click on the name of the restaurant in the table below for the full restaurant inspection reports. These are the most recent inspection reports available from the Health Department.

  • See the recent restaurant inspection reports from elsewhere in Arlington here.

Cava Mezze, 1220 N. Fillmore St., May 10

12 core items, 7 priority items; 6 corrected during inspection.

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, 2815 Clarendon Blvd., May 8

3 core items, 1 priority item.

China Garden Restaurant, 1100 Wilson Blvd., May 8

14 core items, 8 priority items; 10 corrected during inspection.

Jay's Saloon & Grille, 3114 N 10th St., May 8

4 core items, 3 priority items; 3 corrected during inspection.

RiRa Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2915 Wilson Blvd., May 8

1 priority item corrected during inspection.

Z Burger, 3325 Wilson Blvd., May 8

7 core items, 1 priority foundation item; 2 corrected during inspection.

First Down Sports Bar & Grill, 4213 & 4221 N Fairfax Dr., May 7

8 core items, 4 priority items;

Front Page Arlington Restaurant, 4201 Wilson Blvd., May 7

2 core items.

 

  • A core item "usually relates to general sanitation, operational controls, sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs), facilities or structures, equipment design, or general maintenance."
  • A priority item is "a provision in this Code whose application contributes directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction to an acceptable level, hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury and there is no other provision that more directly controls the hazard," and "includes items with a quantifiable measure to show control of hazards such as cooking, reheating, cooling, handwashing."
  • A priority foundation item "includes an item that requires the purposeful incorporation of specific actions, equipment or procedures by industry management to attain control of risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury such as personnel training, infrastructure or necessary equipment, HACCP plans, documentation or record keeping, and labeling."

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