Restaurant Inspections: 8 McLean, Tysons Corner Eateries Inspected

Health Department 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.

In Fairfax County, inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health 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.

• Learn more about the differences between critical and a non-critical violations here, as well as the differences between types of inspections.

Since our last round-up, the following McLean restaurants and schools have been inspected by the Virginia Department of Health. The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

How this works: Click on the name of the school or restaurant listed below to access full details on the inspection. These are the most recent reports available for restaurants in the greater McLean and Tysons Corner areas.

Cafe Nordstrom, 8075 Tysons Corner Ctr., April 29

4 critical and 6 non-critical violations.

Kazan Restaurant, 6813 Redmond Drive, April 29

4 critical and 0 non-critical violations.

Nourish Market, 8100E Old Dominion Drive, April 26

1 non-critical violation.

Starbucks Coffee #7479, 8381 Leesburg Pike, April 26

1 critical and 3 non-critical violations.

Sweet Stuff, 8108 Old Dominion Drive, April 26

2 non-critical violations.

Daily Item, 7950 Jones Branch Drive, April 24

1 critical violation.

Sodexo Cafeteria at Gannett, 7950 Jones Branch Drive, April 24

1 critical and 1 non-critical violation.

Taco Bell #18563, 8419 Old Courthouse Road, April 24

No violations.

"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."