RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: Gainesville Chick-fil-A for Sanitary, Food Storage Violations

The Prince William Health District cited Chick-fil-A, located at 5015 Wellington Road, Gainesville, for repeat violations of the health code Aug. 25, including food storage, temperature and sanitary issues.

According to the Health District report, the non-critical violations included:

• Repeat: Food stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.
• Repeat: There was no temperature measuring device located in some of the small coolers.
• Cutting board at prep sink soiled with accumulations debris.
• Repeat:  The mop sink water line to the hose with the spray nozzle lacks a backsiphonage prevention device identified as meeting standards set by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering.
• Repeat: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handsinks.

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“Restaurant inspections are normally scheduled for one to four inspections per year, depending on the complexity of the menu, how much food is made from raw products, and how much is made in advance rather than cooked-to-order,” the agency states on their website.

When inspectors observe violations during a routine inspection, they are detailed in a report and classified as either critical (posing a direct or immediate threat to consumers) or non-critical (a failure of cleaning or maintenance), they said.

These inspections are considered by the Health District as a snapshot of a specific day of operation.

According to the agency, “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.”