Restaurant Inspections: Bob Evans and Peking Cafe

The state health department recently inspected a few restaurants in the Chantilly area. For prior restaurant inspection reports, click here.

In Virginia, restaurant inspection reports aren't quite as simple as getting a letter grade or an easy-to-see number rating to post in the front window.

That said, we all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation. Inspectors grade restaurants based on critical and non-critical violations.

A "critical violation" is one that "poses a direct or immediate threat to the safety of the food being served." Non-critical violations are generally related to cleaning or maintenance.

"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," according to Virginia Department of Health's website.

The site continues: "Keep in mind that any inspection report is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. On any given day, a restaurant could have fewer or more violations than noted in the report. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment."

Below, find the latest restaurant inspection from the Virginia Department of Health. These inspections reflect visits from inspectors during the last few weeks. Some of the violations were corrected immediately during the recent inspections.

The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

Bob Evans Farms, 14050 Thunderbolt Pl, Date of inspection: Aug. 9
No violations were found during the inspection.

Panda Express, 11750 Fair Oaks Shopping Ce #G219, Date of inspection: Aug. 9
No violations were found during the inspection.

Peking Cafe, 4054 Walney Rd., Date of inspection: Aug. 8
Critical: One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in the refrigeration unit. Raw meats stored over cleaned vegetables or cooked vegetables - sour cabbage, eggplant.
Critical (corrected during inspection): Unwrapped or uncovered food in the following location where the food is subject to contamination: walk-in refrigerator.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): The following refrigeration unit is not operating properly and is unable to maintain cold food at or below 41°F: the 2-door reach-in refrigerator on the right was observed at 42F with ice accumulating behind the fan.
Non-critical: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment had accumulations of grime and debris: 1. Outside and inside of all refrigerators, including the doors and the gaskets.
Non-critical: Light bulb(s) in the kitchen, above the cook line, are not covered by a protective shielding. Shielding has been removed so that the area is brighter.
Non-critical: Observed that hand soap was not provided at each hand washing sink. No soap at back hand sink, soap dispenser not working.