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Restaurant Inspections: Kumo Asian Bistro and Taqueria Tropicana

The most recently available restaurant inspection reports from Dec. 20-28 in the Kingstowne area.

From Dec. 20-28, the state health department inspected two restaurants in the Kingstowne area. 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.

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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.

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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.

Kumo Asian Bistro
7025-F Manchester Blvd.
Date of inspection: Dec. 28
Critical (corrected during inspection): A food employee was observed eating, smoking, or drinking in areas where they may contaminate food, clean equipment, utensils or other items needing protection. Observed employee eating soup in food preparation area. A food handler was observed drinking from an uncovered beverage container while in the kitchen.

Taqueria Tropicana
7103 Itte Ln
Date of inspection: Dec. 27
No violations were found during the inspection.


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