Restaurant Inspections: Two Braemar Plaza Restaurants Cited for Violations of Health Code

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Two Braemar Village Center restaurants received visits from the Prince William Health District Oct. 2. While both Caribou Coffee and Arby's Restaurant were cited for violations, none were critical.

Caribou Coffee, located at 12713 Braemar Village Plaza, was cited with eight violations of the health code.

According to the Health District report, the Oct. 2 non-critical violations included:

  • No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing sink by the 3-vat sink.
  • Repeat: Soap was not provided at the hand washing sink by the 3-vat sink.
  • Repeat: Ice maker bin service panel has an accumulation of slime on the bottom lip.
  • Repeat: There were no thermometers in the 2-door under-counter coolers.
  • Repeat: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
  • Repeat: The mop sink water line to the chemical mixer/dispenser lacks a backflow or backsiphonage prevention device identified as meeting standards set by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering.
  • Repeat: Dead ceiling lamps in men's restroom and in office area.
  • Repeat: No no-smoking signs or international no-smoking signs in nonsmoking area.

Arby's Restaurant, located at 12891 Braemar Village Plaza, was cited with five violations of the health code.

According to the Health District report, the Oct. 2 non-critical violations included:

  • Large plastic ice scoop cracked.
  • Repeat (Corrected During Inspection): The mop sink waterline to the chemical mixer dispenser lacks shut-off or backflow or backsiphonage prevention device identified as meeting standards set by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering.
  • Repeat: Broken lens cover on ceiling light in dry storage area.
  • Lens covers missing on walk-in freezer ceiling lights.
  • Repeat: No no-smoking signs or international no-smoking signs in nonsmoking 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, 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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