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Two Falls Church Restaurants With Critical Violations

The most recent available restaurant health inspections 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.

Pollo Campero

5852 Columbia Pike, Falls Church

Inspected Feb. 25: one critical violation, two non-critical violations

The hand washing facility located at the ice bin is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy hand washing.

Pho Tay Ho Restaurant

6015 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church

Inspected Feb. 25: four critical violations, nine non-critical violations

Observed that poisonous and toxic materials are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items. Observed Drano on the floor next to the sugar.

Starbucks Coffee #7529

6365 Columbia Pike, Falls Church

Inspected Feb. 25: no critical or non-critical violations

No violations were found during the inspection.


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