In a recent routine inspection, the Prince William Health District cited the Gainesville location of International House of Pancakes for violations of the health code Sept. 26.
The restaurant, located at 7495 Iron Bar Lane, was cited for three priority violations and two core violations.
According to the Health District report, these violations include:
Priority: Employees and conditional employees are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities if they are suspected of causing, or being exposed to a confirmed disease outbreak caused by Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi), Salmonella (nontyphodial), Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus.
Priority: Observed two hoses connected to the mop sink through a "Y-shaped connector".
Priority (Corrected During Inspection): Sanitizer buckets stored on top of food contact surfaces.
Core (Corrected During Inspection): The methods used for cooling sliced tomatoes in the walk in cooler were not adequate.
Core (Corrected During Inspection): Storage room floor noted in need of cleaning.
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“Restaurant inspections are normally scheduled for one to four inspections per year, depending on the complexity of the menu, how much food is made from raw products, and how much is made in advance rather than cooked-to-order,” the agency states on their website.
When inspectors observe violations during a routine inspection, they are detailed in a report and classified as either critical (posing a direct or immediate threat to consumers) or non-critical (a failure of cleaning or maintenance), they said.
These inspections are considered by the Health District as a snapshot of a specific day of operation.
According to the agency, “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.”
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