Restaurant Inspections: Moldy Fruit Found in Clarendon Restaurant

The following restaurants in the Clarendon, Courthouse, Rosslyn neighborhoods were recently paid visits by the the Virginia Department of Health. Establishments are paid periodic visits.

To see the inspections for the greater Arlington area, visit Arlington Patch. The full reports can be accessed on Virginia's health department's website:

La Tasca Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant
2900 Wilson Blvd. Ste 103
Date of inspection: March 7
Moldy strawberries are not safe, unadulterated, and/or honestly presented.

American Tap Room
3101 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 12
Pizza slice stored in standing water.

Hard Times Cafe
3028 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 12
Kitchen floor tiles, cracked, broken missing and not properly grouted. Standing water observed in the kitchen. Some cove tiles and baseboards are also missing.

Larry's Homemade Ice Cream
3018 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 12
A supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap is not provided at each hand washing sink.

Sawatdee Thai Restaurant
2250 Clarendon Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 12
The outside of all cooking equipment needs cleaning. The hand sink by the dishwashing machine is moldy.

TNR Cafe
2049 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 12
After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils are not sanitized in a chemical manual or mechanical operations, using a proper solution. Ware washing machine not ejecting sanitizer.

AllSpice Cafe & Catering
1401 Wilson Blvd. #104
Date of inspection: March 7
Door missing on compactor- on order.

East West Grill
2721 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 7
Sliced cheese individually wrapped in the establishment but prepared by a food processing plant opened and held for more than 24 hours was not clearly marked at the time the original container was opened in the food establishment to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded.

Listrani's
2317 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 7
The hand washing sink located in the kitchen is not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. A table was observed blocking the hand sink.

Pinkberry
1220 N. Fillmore St.
Date of inspection: March 7
The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager.

Thai at Corner Restaurant
2311 Wilson Blvd. # 100
Date of inspection: March 7
Severely dented can of pineapples found not in good condition. Discarded.

Whitlow's on Wilson
2854 Wilson Blvd.
Date of inspection: March 7
Tongs and spatulas are improperly stored on working tables and oven handles.

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"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."