Local Restaurant Inspection Reports
See the latest reports from the Virginia Department of Health.
In the last two weeks, one area restaurant was cited for "critical violations" by the Virginia Department of Health:
- Taco Lucas: 1 critical, no non-critical violations
What's a 'Critical Violation'?
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.
"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 VDH'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."
How This Works
Clicking on the restaurant name below will bring you to the business' page in the Patch directory of local businesses. Clicking on the number of violations will bring you to VDH's web page with detailed information on that restaurant.
Patch will be updating this table approximately every two weeks.
| Restaurant |
Last Inspected |
Critical Violations |
Critical Violations Corrected at Inspection | Non-Critical Violations |
| Chef Huang | May 7, 2012 |
0 |
0 | 1 |
| China Cafe |
April 19, 2012 |
5 |
5 | 0 |
| Cuco Lindo Restaurant | May 14, 2012 |
0 | 1 |
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| Domino's Pizza |
May 25, 2012 |
1 | 1 | 7 |
| El Amancer Bar and Restaurant |
June 5, 2012 |
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elsie's Magic Skillet |
Feb. 2, 2012 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Izalco Bar and Restaurant | June 27, 2012 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
| Johnny Mac's Rib Shack |
June 8, 2012 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny's Sub Shop | April 26, 2012 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimchi House |
June 28, 2012 |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| Las Carnitas |
March 12, 2012 |
8 |
9 | 4 |
| McDonald's |
Feb. 17, 2012 |
1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mexico Lindo Restaurant |
May 14, 2012 |
4 | 5 | 1 |
| Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant |
May 22, 2012 |
2 | 2 | 1 |
| Orale Mexican Restaurant |
March 20, 2012 |
5 | 4 | 0 |
| Pema's Northern Italian Cuisine | May 14, 2012 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricos Tacos Moya III |
June 18, 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Rogers | Jan 11, 2012 |
3 |
0 | 8 |
| Su Pollo | June 28, 2012 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Subway | April 20, 2012 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Taco Bell | Jan. 20, 2012 |
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taco Grande | Feb. 7, 2012 |
4 | 2 | 0 |
| Taco Jalisco | April 10, 2012 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
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July 10, 2012 |
1 |
0 | 0 |
| Thai Herbs | June 28, 2012 |
7 | 3 | 3 |
| Thai Nakorn | Feb. 7, 2012 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Top's China | March 19, 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tubby's Chili Parlor | Sept. 26, 2011 |
4 |
0 | 8 |
| Wendy's | March 4, 2011 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wingstop Alexandria | Feb. 7, 2012 |
3 | 3 | 1 |
In This article
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Chef Huang
8638 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
China Cafe
8740 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Cuco Lindo Restaurant
8428 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Domino's Pizza
8641 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
El Amanecer Bar & Restaurant
8113 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Elsie's Magic Skillet Restaurant
8166 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA
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Izalco Bar & Restaurant
8403 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Johnny Mac's Rib Shack
8526 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Johnny Sub Shop
8256 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Kimchi House Restaurant
8537 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Las Carnitas Restaurant
8250 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
McDonald's
8735 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Mexico Lindo Restaurant
8786 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
3200 George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Alexandria, VA -
Orale Mexican Restaurant
8762 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Pema's Northern Italian Cuisine
8430 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Ricos Tacos Moya III
8685 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Roy Rogers
8860 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Su Pollo
8741 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Subway Restaurant
8768 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Taco Bell
8652 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Taco Grande
8733 Cooper Rd, Alexandria, VA -
Taco Jalisco
8645 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Taco Lucas
8142 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Thai Herbs
8501 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Thai Nakorn
8733 Cooper Rd, Alexandria, VA -
Top's China
8727 Cooper Rd, Alexandria, VA -
Tubbys Chili Parlor
8723 Cooper Rd, Alexandria, VA -
Wendy's
8700 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA -
Wingstop Alexandria
8723 Cooper Rd, Alexandria, VA (At the corner of Rt 1 and Cooper Road, one mile North of Ft. Belvoir)
T Ailshire
7:43 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Has anyone noticed that *almost* universally, the first critical, corrected-on-the-spot violation is "2-201.11(A)(1)-(5) Corrected During Inspection Critical Upon discussion with the person-in-charge, one or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment. At the time of this inspection, the Health Department provided and reviewed handouts and resource information to be used by the person-in-charge to develop a complete employee health policy."
Doesn't it make you wonder what is wrong with the law, that so many businesses are unable to remain compliant?
And I sure wonder why the failure to have a handout or two on hand is a CRITICAL violation.
Issues like these further erode confidence in the effectiveness of inspections.