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Critical Violations at One Falls Church Restaurant

Three local restaurants were inspected recently—here are the restaurant health inspection reports provided by the Virginia Department of Health.

In Virginia, restaurant inspection reports are not quite as simple as getting a letter grade or an easy-to-see number rating to post in the front window.

With that said, we all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation.

A "critical violation" is one that "poses a direct or immediate threat to the safety of the food being served." Non-critical violations are generally related to cleaning or maintenance.

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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 the 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."

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In the past month, the following Falls Church restaurants have been inspected by the VDH. The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins

5701 Columbia Pike, Falls Church

Inspected Feb. 28: two critical violations, two non-critical violations

The following food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device: box slice ham 52F, cooked sausages 51F, cooked eggs 50F, slice ham 48F, slice cheddar cheese 55F, cream cheese 49F, half and half 50F.

Babylon Futbol Café

3501 S. Jefferson St., Falls Church

Inspected March 1: no critical or non-critical violations

No violations were found during the inspection.

Chick-Fil-A

6108-C Arlington Blvd., Falls Church

Inspected March 1: no critical violations, two non-critical violations

Observed boxes of spicy chicken stored on the floor.


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