Restaurant Inspections: Madison Deli, Six Other Restaurants 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.

The Most Recently Available Reports

Luciano Italian Restaurant, 1050 Elden St., June 11

Four critical violations, vive non-critical violations.

Madison Deli, 1320 Old Chain Bridge Rd. – 140, June 11

Two critical violations, no non-critical violations.

Market Place Café, 7799 Leesburg Pike, June 11

Two critical violations, three non-critical violations.

Moe’s Café, 7700 Leesburg Pike, June 11

Two critical violations, two non-critical violations.

Tama Sushi, 6828-D Old Dominion Dr., June 11

Three critical violations, no non-critical violations.

BGR The Burger Joint, 8056 Tysons Corner Center, June 10

Two critical violations, no non-critical violations.

Beverly Deli, 1350 Beverly Dr., June 7

One critical violation, no non-critical violations

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"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."