Restaurant Watch

Following are routine and complaint inspection reports for Henrico County food establishments inspected recently by the Henrico Health Department, according to Virginia Department of Health guidelines. Deficiencies are noted as “priority” or “priority foundation” (posing a direct or immediate threat to the safety of the food being served). Inspections represent only a snapshot of the establishment on a specific date and time and may not be representative of its overall cleanliness, according to the VDH. Unless noted, all reported violations were corrected at the time of inspection or shortly thereafter.

MAY 13
Melito’s, 8815 Three Chopt Road – Four priority violations reported (raw beef observed stored next to baked potatoes, cooked mushrooms observed stored at room temperature, raw chicken observed thawing at room temperature, half-and-half stored at room temperature, tuna salad, cheese and fries at incorrect temperatures, Chlorox wipes observed next to sauces) and five priority foundation violations reported (no dates observed for time-and-temperature control foods, asterisks for undercooked or raw food observed on menu items that are fully-cooked, no high temperature dish machine test strips observed so employees cannot monitor water temperature, food thermometer observed not working and not calibrated, food debris greater than a day old observed on a slicer).
Bojangles, 11 South Laburnum Avenue – One priority violation reported (fried steak patty and fried chicken patties observed at incorrect temperatures under heat lamp [106, 124/131]) and two priority foundation violations reported (debris observed on pans and containers, food and trash observed in a hand sink).
Dominic’s of New York, 4401 Pouncey Tract Road – No violations reported.

MAY 14
Chick-fil-a, 1529 North Parham Road – One priority foundation violation reported (employee observed dumping drink into hand sink).
New Chinese Chef, 403-A North Ridge Road – One priority violation reported (raw shell eggs observed placed over carrots and onions).
Arby’s, 5900 West Broad Street – One priority violation reported (tomato, lettuce, cheese observed in ice bath with time being used as a control instead of temperature, not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4-hour cook, serve or discard by time).

MAY 15
Pupatella, 10921-F West Broad Street – One priority violation reported (white sauce bowl at incorrect temperature) and one priority foundation violation reported (no paper towels at hand sink).
Tony’s Italian Restaurant, 3409 Cox Road – Two priority violations reported (employees observed handling sliced deli meat with bare hands, raw pork chops observed stored over deli meats and cheese, and raw chicken over celery, raw chicken parmesan observed stored over ready-to-eat foods) and one priority foundation violation reported (sliced tomatoes, open hot dogs, fresh mozzarella observed with no dates).
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive – One priority violation reported (cut lettuce observed at incorrect temperature and one priority foundation violation reported (ice cube observed in hand sink, observed a drain from the hot water heater into a hand sink).
Chick-fil-a Short Pump Town Center, 11800 West Broad Street Suite 1008 – One priority foundation violation reported (dried food observed on lid of lemonade container, old labels and residue observed on containers and bottles, residue observed inside tea containers).
Burgerworks, 13021 West Broad Street – One priority violation reported (food in prep top pans at incorrect temperature) and two priority foundation violations reported (consumer advisory asterisk only on eggs with general statement about consuming undercooked meats, instead of specific disclosure of which meats are offered for service undercooked, no hot water available at one hand sink and another is marked “do not use”).

MAY 16
Chianti Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, 1304 Gaskins Road – Two priority violations reported (employees observed handling cooked fries, sliced tomatoes, lettuce on a sandwich and a finished sandwich with no gloves, overfilled container of sliced ham, garlic butter with herbs and lasagna were observed at incorrect temperatures) and two priority foundation violations reported (tags identifying the source of cherrystone clams were not available or were discarded once the container was empty, sliced salami, turkey, cooked eggplant, cooked lasagna, desserts and pasta observed without dates).
Wendy’s, 4231 Pouncey Tract Road – No violations reported.
El Caporal, 1417 Eastridge Road – Four priority violations reported (employee observed not washing his hands and wearing new gloves after handling raw chicken before touching condiments and onions, raw beef observed being stored over cooked meat and potatoes stored next to raw tilapia and raw beef, tomatoes observed at incorrect temperature and air temperature of low boy unit at incorrect temperature, chemical containers observed stored next to juices in dry storage room) and two priority foundation violations reported (no new date for mozzarella cheese observed (ate was for May 1) and no date observed for white sauce, employee observed using hand-sink to fill up ice bath). echoua.com
My Empanada, 1421 Blue Jay Lane – One priority foundation violation reported (no dates observed on cooked mixes of chicken and potato; egg and potato).
Salt Box Oyster Company, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive #300C – Two priority violations reported (rice observed at incorrect temperature while cooling [62] and manager unable to state when rice reached correct temperature [135], unsalted butter, French fries, parmesan, garlic and oil, garlic butter and mussels observed at incorrect temperatures) and seven priority foundation violations reported (no dates observed for the last shell stock, shell stock observed without tags and manager stated they were not saving the tags, lamb jus, bacon jam and pimento cheese observed in reach in prep area that was prepped more than seven days ago, observed no asterisks reminding customers that food might be raw or undercooked next to raw oysters on menus and no asterisks next to burger item, no hot water observed at hand sink, container of mussels observed inside hand sink, no soap and no paper towels observed at multiple hand sinks).
U-Turn Sports, 2101 Maywill Street – No priority or priority foundation violations reported.