Between Sept. 26 and Oct. 4, two restaurants in Kingstowne were inspected: Aditi Indian Dining and McDonald's at Kingstowne Walmart. For prior restaurant inspection reports, click here.
In Virginia, restaurant inspection reports aren't quite as simple as getting a letter grade or an easy to see number rating to post in the front window.
That said, we all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation.
Inspectors grade restaurants based on critical and non-critical violations.
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 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."
Below, find the latest restaurant inspection from the Virginia Department of Health. These inspections reflect visits from inspectors during the last few weeks. Some of the violations were corrected immediately during the recent inspections.
The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.
Aditi Indian Dining
5926 Kingstowne Towne Center #150
Date of inspection: Sept. 26
No violations were found during the inspection.
McDonald’s Kingstowne Walmart
5800 Kingstowne Center
Critical (corrected during inspection): A food employee was observed eating french fries in an area other than designated break area while preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces.
Critical (corrected during inspection): The person in charge is not able to provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with some potentially hazardous food items.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): The handwashing facility located in the food prep area is blocked with a ladder, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing.
