Restaurant Inspections: Pei Wei Asian Diner Cited for 7 Health Code Violations

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The Prince William Health District recently visited Pei Wei Asian Diner, located at 5035 Wellington Road #Bldg E1 in Gainesville, and cited the restaurant for 7 violations including food storage and equipment issues.

According to the Health District report, the seven Feb. 24 non-critical violations included:

  • Repeat: No sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at the cooking line hand sink.
  • (Corrected During Inspection): No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing sink in the rear food prep area.
  • (Corrected During Inspection): Single-service items found stored under cooking line hand sink.
  • Heavy accumulation of ice/frost on back of refrigeration coils of Traulsen upright 2-door cooler / freezer.
  • Dishwasher rinse-arm brace broken.
  • Broken door closer at men's restroom
  • Dead ceiling/exhaust hood lights in cooking line 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 inspectors observe violations during a routine inspection, the violations 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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