Restaurant Watch - Sept. 25, 2017

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) or “core” (representing a failure of cleaning or maintenance). 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.

SEPT. 7
Chadar Thai, 8030 West Broad Street – One priority violation reported (chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at acceptable concentration – priming unit did not provide any sanitizer to be dispensed) and one priority foundation violation reported.
Einstein Brothers Bagels, 5607 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
Little Kookers, 7801 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
Roma's Italian Restaurant, 8330 Staples Mill Road – Two priority violations reported (raw ground beef observed thawing over fresh mushrooms and cheese containers; garlic in oil being kept on counter found at improper temperature) and no priority foundation violations reported.
Sweet Melissa's Catering, 7801 West Broad Street – No violations reported.

SEPT. 8
Papa John's Pizza, 602 East Laburnum Avenue – No priority or priority foundation violations reported.
El Paraiso Restaurante, 4034 Crockett Street – One priority violation reported (pollo observed stored above beef in make table) and no priority foundation violations reported.
Manchu Mobile Unit, 9031 West Broad Street – Three priority violations reported (employee observed entering food truck and failing to wash hands before putting on new gloves and preparing RTE foods; hot food observed sitting out and hot food under heat lamps observed at improper temperature; lettuce in prep unit observed at improper temperature in a bag in pan, shredded chicken observed sitting out at improper temperature) and no priority foundation violations reported.
The Welcome Table, 8709 Shrader Road – One priority violation reported (raw eggs stored on top shelf above veggies and ready-to-eat foods) and no priority foundation violations reported.

SEPT. 9
Torque Club at RR, 600 East Laburnum Avenue – One priority violation reported (employee observed entering kitchen and failing to wash hands before returning to work) and no priority foundation violations reported.

SEPT. 11
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 5400 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
Breaker's Sports Grille, 9127 West Broad Street – No priority or priority foundation violations reported.
Kickback Jack's, 9318 West Broad Street – Two priority violations reported (tomatoes, lettuce, blanched fries in walk-in observed at improper temperature, person in charge said lettuce and tomatoes had been prepped four hours earlier; mac and cheese, sliced tomatoes, and pre-portioned chicken in grill drawers observed at improper temperatures) and no priority foundation violations reported.
Lakeside Fraternal Order of Eagles, 3008 Lincoln Avenue – One priority violation reported (molded cheese, milk dated Aug. 24 found) and no priority foundation violations reported.
McDonald's, 7118 West Broad Street – Two priority violations reported (ice used as a medium for cooling exterior surfaces of food is also for drink ice or used as food – a container of apples is found in ice bin; cream in dispenser by drive-thru observed at improper temperature) and one priority foundation violation reported.
Pho So 1, 9135 West Broad Street – One priority violation reported (employees observed failing to wash hands before engaging in food prep, after using their cell phones) and three priority foundation violations reported.
Zoup! Parkside Marketplace, 10835 West Broad Street – Two priority violations reported (employee observed failing to wash hands before putting on gloves after touching face, after entering kitchen; sliced hard-boiled egg in small sauce container in top of prep unit observed at improper temperature) and one priority foundation violation reported.

SEPT. 12
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, 7801 West Broad Street – No priority or priority foundation violations reported.
Laurel Hill Weekday School, 1919 New Market Road – No priority violations reported and one priority foundation violation reported.