RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: Health District Cites Gainesville Chili's for Food Temperature Issues

During a routine inspection Sept. 15, the Prince William Health District cited the Gainesville Chili's Grill & Bar  with multiple food temperature and sanitary issues.

The restaurant, located at 4995 Wellington Road, was cited for one critical violations and eight non-critical violations.

According to the inspection report, the critical violations include:

Critical (Corrected During Inspection):  Food in walk in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures.

The non-critical violations included:

• The data plate located on the warewashing machine is worn and unreadable.
• Walk-in cooler not cooling properly. Observed temperatures 45-52 degrees.
• Breading station cooling unit is broken.
• The door gasket to the walk-in freezer is in poor repair.
•  Accumulation of debris in soda gun holster.
• No drain line connected to the soda gun holster.
• (Corrected During Inspection) Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory located next to the breading station and bar area.
• No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory located next to the breading station and bar area.

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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 violations are observed 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), the agency 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.”