Restaurant Inspections: Mexicali Blues, Cheesecake Factory, Front Page Arlington and More

Health Department officials are constantly inspecting restaurants across Arlington. 

Below are the most recent restaurant inspection reports available for the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor.

"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."

• See health inspection reports from restaurants around Arlington County here.

Click on "See the full report here" for the complete, most recent inspection reports. Definitions are below the list.

Mexicali Blues Restaurant & Bar, 2933 Wilson Blvd., July 17
Three critical items (one corrected during inspection), three other items (corrected during inspection). Note: This report does not distinguish between core, priority and foundation items. See the full report here.

The Cheesecake Factory, 2900 Wilson Blvd. #101, July 17
Two core items (corrected during inspection), two priority items (one corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

Front Page Arlington Restaurant, 4201 Wilson Blvd., July 16
One core item (corrected during inspection), one priority item (corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

Sichuan Wok Restaurant, 901 N. Quincy St., July 16
Four priority items (corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

Brooklyn Bagel Bakery, 2055 Wilson Blvd., July 15
One core item (corrected during inspection), two priority items (corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

Listrani's, 2317 Wilson Blvd., July 15
One core item (corrected during inspection), one priority item (corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

Me Jana, 2300 Wilson Blvd. #140, July 15
Two core items (corrected during inspection), four priority items (two corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

Randolph Deli & Grocery, 4001 9th St. N. #115, July 15
Three core items (one corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

Sawatdee Thai Restaurant, 2250 Clarendon Blvd., July 15
One core item (corrected during inspection), two priority items (one corrected during inspection). See the full report here.

·  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."