Pizzeria Venti, 301 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Pizzeria Venti
Address: 301 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, Virginia
Phone: (703) 299-9820
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Sep 23, 2009

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Violation code

Inspection Date

Inspection Type

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Details / Comments

  • 2-201.11 - Critical Through conversation and/or review of written policy, it was determined that the establishment's employee health policy (EHP) is not compliant with the Food Code because: data is incomplete.
  • 4-204.117(A)-(B) - The warewashing machine is not equipped with a device to warn of low sanitizer level.
September 23, 2009Routine11Details / Comments
3-301.11B - Critical Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands. Using cup without a handle to dispense cheese.May 20, 2009Routine10Details / Comments
  • 3-501.16A1 - Critical Repeat Pizzas were held in proofer with pizza sauce on them for up to three hours from 41 degrees to 98 degrees. Pizzas hot holding in the front display case for as much as 3 hours at temperatures from 92 to 98 degrees F. Hot marinara sauce hot holding at 122 degrees F.
  • 3-501.16A2 - Critical pizza crusts with pizza sauce on them cold held in the Ray Reefer at 49-50 degrees F for up to several hours.The back open-top unit was cold holding sliced tomatoes at 61, diced tomatoes at 63, sliced onions at 45, cheese at 53, pepperononi at 54, mushrooms at 56, artichoke hearts at 54. Chicken was in the 3-door under counter reach-in at 46 degrees F. The 2-door universal cooler had a deep pan of pasta at 56 degrees (more than could cool in 6 hours), and chicken at 56 degrees F.
  • 4-204.112B - There was no thermometer located in the Universal coolers or freezers.
  • 4-501.114A - Critical There was no sanitizer in the dish machine. The warning light was on and a displayed message to add sanitizer, but this was not done by employees and there was no residue detected on washed utensils.
  • 6-303.11A - No working lights were noted in the Universal coolers or freezers.
January 22, 2009Routine--Details / Comments
  • 2-401.11A - Critical PERSONNEL are drinking from an uncovered container in the food preparation area.
  • 3-305.11A3 - Food stored on the floor and/or food stored less than 6" above the floor. Beer cases were stored directy on the floor.
  • 3-501.16A1 - Critical pizza was hot holding at 109 degrees on hot holding plates that were not working. Bachi balls were being held at room temp in the back at a temperature of 106.
  • 3-501.17B - Critical The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed pepperonni in the refrigeration unit was not properly date-marked after opening.
  • 4-203.12B - There was no thermometer in the reach-down ice cream unit.
  • 4-301.11 - The hot holidng pans for pizza were not sufficient in capacity to meet the food storage demands of the establishment.
  • 5-202.11A - Critical The faucets on the front hand sink wereon the wrong lines.
September 30, 2008Routine43Details / Comments

September 23, 2009 (Routine)


Violations: Comments:
Complete employee health policy by next routine inspection.

May 20, 2009 (Routine)


Violation: 3-301.11B - Critical Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands. Using cup without a handle to dispense cheese.
Provide suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle RTE food to prevent contamination from hands.
Comments:
Notes: 2 employees will get photo I.D.s, work in progress on the employee health policy. Hot holding warming unit not on at this time.

January 22, 2009 (Routine)


Violations: Comments:
The above observations were discussed with the manager. The importance of providing enought control of food out of temperature before being sold to customers was discussed at length. Failure to maintain the total time for potentially hazardous foods below 4 hours may result in furher administrative actions or fines in the future.

September 30, 2008 (Routine)


Violations: Comments:
The above observations were discussed with the owner/managers. Of particular attention was a discussion about the need for proper hot holding temperatures for cooked pizza, since none of the warming units were working, and potentially hazardous foods were found unrefrigerated in the back kitchen.

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