Restaurant Inspections: Food-Borne Illness Complaint; 10 Restaurant Inspected

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.

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.

"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."

Since our last round-up, the following McLean restaurants 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 date or on 'see details here' to get the detailed report of inspection violations for each restaurant listed below. These are the most recent reports available for restaurants in the greater McLean and Tysons Corner areas.

Greensboro Corporate Café, 8405 Greensboro Dr., Feb. 26

1 critical and 1 non-critical violation; both corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

Joe’s Burgers, 6710 Old Dominion Dr., Feb. 26

3 critical and 2 non-critical violations; 2 corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

Romantica Pizzeria Deli, 9906 Georgetown Pike, Feb. 26

6 critical and 6 non-critical violations; 5 corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

Equinox Café, 8065 Leesburg Pike, Feb. 25

1 critical and 2 non-critical violations.

See the full report here.

Forbidden City Express, 6732 Curran St., Feb. 22

4 critical and 5 non-critical violations; 4 corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

Liberty Crossing II Café, 1550 Tysons McLean Dr., Feb. 22

2 critical and 2 non-critical violations, 3 corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

Listrani’s, 6808 Old Dominion Dr., Feb. 22

2 critical and 1 non-critical violation; 2 corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

McDonald’s, 7101 Leesburg Pike, Feb. 21 and Feb. 22

1 critical and 1 non-critical violation found Feb. 21 based on customer complaint of food-borne illness; both corrected by follow-up inspection on Feb. 22.

Read the full reports here.

Pueblo Nuevo Restaurant, 6013 Leesburg Pike, Feb. 22

1 non-critical violation.

Read the full report here.

Pasa Thai Cuisine, 1315 Old Chain Bridge Rd., Feb. 21

6 critical and 5 non-critical violations; 5 corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.