Restaurant Inspections: How Clean is Your Sandwich or Smoothie Spot?

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.

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.

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

• See health inspection reports from other Arlington neighborhoods here.

AllSpice Cafe & Catering, 1401 Wilson Blvd., June 11

1 core item, 2 priority items (both corrected during inspection)

Euro Market, 2201 Wilson Blvd., June 11

1 priority item, 1 priority foundation item; both corrected during inspection.

Fat Shorty's, 3035 Clarendon Blvd., June 11

2 core items, 2 priority items, 1 priority foundation item; 3 corrected during inspection.

Robeks Fruit Smoothies & Healthy Eats, 2300 Wilson Blvd., June 11

5 core items; 1 corrected during inspection.

Skywalk Cafe, 1700 N. Moore St., June 6

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

Arlington Roof Top Bar & Grill, 2424 Wilson Blvd., June 5

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

Crumbs Bake Shop, 2839 N. Clarendon Blvd., June 5

2 core items, 1 priority item.

The Boulevard Woodgrill, 2901 Wilson Blvd., June 5

4 core items, 2 priority items; all corrected during inspection.

·  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."