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By Citizen Staff | on September 08, 2022

Arvenezuela, 9020-D Quioccasin Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: facility doesn’t have a certified food protection manager; improper cooling methods observed; linen on cardboard is being used to air dry equipment; several surfaces found dirty (refrigerator handles, inside unused sandwich unit, fryer cabinet, drip trays to stove and exterior of lid to large pot); right faucet at three-compartment sink doesn’t work; observed food debris on wall by prep table; light bulb above stove doesn’t have a safety shield.

Another Round Bar & Grill, 7515 Brook Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: there is 0 ppm of sanitizer in the dish machine; observed heavy ice buildup in freezers; there are multiple broken units throughout the facility; multiple lights are out on side kitchen near walk-in.

Hyderabad Biryani House, 4040-H Cox Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: didn’t observe a ServSafe certificate; facility doesn’t have written procedures for cleaning up vomit/diarrhea; employees are not washing their hands between task changes (not a single hand sink was stocked or wet in the entire facility and employees were unable to say when they washed hands last); person in charge indicated that employees may be washing hands in the prep sink (hands may only be washed in hand sinks); restroom hand sinks don’t have paper towels; hand sinks are obstructed by buckets; opened bags of dry goods are being stored with the foods exposed; food containers have food debris and spills all over them; temperatures of chili chicken and daal are too low (person in charge states that these foods were used for employee lunches, not for customers); temperatures of butter sauce, raw chicken, raitha and peanut sauce are elevated; no foods in the facility are date marked; improper cooling methods observed; meat incorrectly stored in plastic printed grocery bags in the freezer; boxes of meat, buckets of sauce and a bag of carrots incorrectly stored on cooler and freezer floors; cooking utensils incorrectly stored in murky, standing water; observed employee stacking dishes uninverted while they’re still wet; cutting boards are very scratched and stained; dirty cardboard is lining both the walk-in cooler and freezer floors; several surfaces are dirty (cooking equipment, refrigerators, wire racks, and kitchen floors, walls and ceiling); walk-in cooler racks are starting to mold; fan guards are dusty; microwaves are covered in food splatters; hood filters are dark and greasy.

Little Asia, 3991-K Glenside Drive – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: facility doesn’t have a certified food protection manager; observed an employee wash their hands at three-compartment sink (hands may only be washed at hand sink); fried wonton strips are being stored uncovered; observed heavy mildew buildup on inside shield of ice machine; temperature of sprouts on prep table is elevated; two containers of fried chicken pieces in the walk-in cooler are not date marked; spices, oils and other liquids are not being labeled after removal from original packaging; bowls of chicken incorrectly stored on walk-in cooler floor; single-service/single-use items are not handled, displayed or dispensed so that food- or lip-contact surfaces are protected from contamination; single and prep unit cutting boards are heavily scratched and stained; fryer baskets are bent; chipped knives are being used; soiled foil incorrectly covering several counter and prep surfaces; observed buildup of food debris, grease and grime on all wire storage racks, wok, fryers, inside reach-in freezer, on counter and prep surfaces, bulk sauces and bins, water heater, dish machine and in utensil storage bins; floor tiles are broken and missing in front of three-compartment sink and back door; wall and coving are damaged near back door; ceiling panel above water heater is missing; observed buildup of grease and food debris on floor under fryers, at wok station, in walk-in cooler, on walls throughout the kitchen, and on hood system/fire suppression; ceiling panels around hood system are heavily stained.

Pho New York, 6420 Horsepen Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: facility doesn’t have written procedures for cleaning up vomit/diarrhea; there is evidence of smoking in the kitchen (cigarette butts and ashes found in drip tray to the cook top); kitchen hand sink is obstructed; bar hand sink doesn’t have paper towels; dried food found on slicer; dish machine is not dispensing any sanitizer; no date marks found on tofu, pork, chicken, meatballs or shrimp; glass cleaner incorrectly stored beside condiments; pork improperly thawing at room temperature; observed dead roaches in the kitchen; box of noodles and box of single-service items incorrectly stored on the floor; interior of three-door freezer and refrigerator are dirty; spray hose connected to faucet without a dual check valve; floor at bar/service is in poor repair.

Bosna Restaurant, 8030-F West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: single cutting boards are heavily scratched; observed grease residue and dust on wire storage racks near grill, dry racks on three-compartment sink drainboard and on some of the bulk ingredient bins/containers.

Hong Kong Kitchen, 2907 Williamsburg Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: women’s restroom doesn’t have paper towels; raw beef incorrectly stored over ready-to-eat noodles in lowboy prep unit and raw beef incorrectly stored over ready-to-eat barbecue sauce in the walk-in cooler; temperatures of cooked shrimp and rice are too low; temperatures of cooked chicken and cooked pork on the make table are elevated; egg rolls in the front cooler are not marked with the date prepared; a pest sticky trap is located next to soy sauce on the dry storage rack; a sheet of cooked noodles is improperly cooling at room temperature; raw chunks of chicken improperly cooling in standing water; containers of sugar, salt, MSG and flour on the cook line and in dry storage are not labeled with the common name; observed several pieces of greasy cardboard in the walk-in cooler and on the cook line; handles to door of women’s restroom are sticky and dirty; hand sink handles in women’s restroom are sticky and dirty.

DC Charcoal Chicken, 4909 Nine Mile Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: observed an employee switch tasks without washing hands; hand sink doesn’t have paper towels; temperatures of cooked chicken and cooked vegetable mix are too low; temperatures of sliced cheese, shredded lettuce and shredded chicken are elevated; observed food debris buildup on shelves; a light is out in the food prep area.

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 9601 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: temperatures of pico de gallo, spinach dip, lettuce, carne and tomatoes in middle prep top and lowboy unit on cook line are elevated; air temperature of prep top unit is elevated (manager agreed to get unit serviced); temperatures of salsa, prepped chicken, mashed potatoes and prepped tomatoes are elevated because proper cooling methods were not followed; observed multiple dead flies on fly tapes hanging from ceiling near dish area and outside walk-in cooler in kitchen; observed 3-4 small flies at bar area; racks in reach-in units near cook line are rusty; one light bulb is out at hood system on cook line; water is dripping from bottom of ice machine in service station in back kitchen; cutting boards in dish room are heavily scratched; facility couldn’t provide high temperature test strips for the dish machine; observed buildup, grease and debris on hood filters, pipes, on sides and under equipment on cook line, in between gaskets of units throughout cook line, and on shelves and racks throughout the facility; there is ice accumulation on pipes of walk-in freezer; fan guards in walk-in coolers and ceiling vents in dry storage area are dusty; pink and black mold found along crevices of open prep top unit; there is low grouting and cracked/missing floor tiles on cook line; there is water on floors throughout facility; observed debris/buildup/litter on floors under equipment throughout facility; observed debris/grease/buildup on walls behind equipment throughout kitchen.

Shoney’s, 10093 Brook Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: hand sink in back kitchen doesn’t have paper towels; soap dispensers are broken at two hand sinks; there is 0 ppm of sanitizer in both dish machine and three-compartment sink; temperatures of tomatoes and ribs are elevated; temperature of fried chicken going to the salad bar line is too low; temperatures of spinach, cut melon, gravy, chicken, sweet potatoes and lettuce are elevated; bags of soup and beans were filled before cooling to the appropriate temperature; observed heavy ice buildup in freezer due to cracked pipe; multiple units are not working/not in operation; sides of equipment on cook line need cleaning; observed grime/mold buildup on racks in units, rolling racks in walk-in cooler and on gaskets of units; observed grime buildup on water dispenser and along equipment on server station; hand sink on cook line is slow to drain and has a leak; dish machine has a leak; observed low grouting; coving and floor tiles are cracked; floor tiles are missing; ceiling tiles are stained and missing; floors, walls and ceilings throughout the facility need cleaning; under dish machine and under shelves by three-compartment sink need deep cleaning.

Bojangles, 8823 Staples Mill Road – No violations reported during a follow-up inspection.

Tony’s Italian Restaurant, 3409 Cox Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: multiple employee drinks incorrectly stored next to food and plates on cook line and near walk-in cooler; no handwash signage is posted at hand sink in kitchen; raw shrimp incorrectly stored next to pasta in reach-in unit; ground beef incorrectly stored on top of bread and raw eggs incorrectly stored over ham in walk-in cooler; there is 0 ppm of chlorine sanitizer in chemical dish machine; temperatures of pastas in walk-in cooler and reach-in made last night are elevated because proper cooling methods were not followed; temperature of garlic and oil is elevated because it was left out; temperatures of cheese and ham are elevated because they are double panned and stored above the fill line, respectively; temperatures of cheese, leafy greens and raw chicken are elevated; mineral oil incorrectly stored next to wine and tomato sauce; temperatures of tomato sauce, pastas, tomatoes and ham all prepped this morning are elevated because proper cooling methods were not followed; salt and sugar in the kitchen are unlabeled; multiple foods are incorrectly stored on floor inside and next to walk-in cooler; hanging cutting boards are heavily scratched; torn gaskets found in reach-in units throughout facility; beer cooler and lowboy unit at pizza station are not maintaining foods at the proper temperature; facility couldn’t provide quaternary ammonium sanitizer test strips during inspection; fan guards in walk-in cooler are dusty; shelves and racks throughout have debris; middle hood filter on cook line is greasy; observed buildup on sides of equipment on cook line and in between gaskets of lowboy units; observed heavy buildup/grease/food on cook line floor; observed buildup on floor corners throughout facility, especially under equipment.

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