Restaurant Watch: Oct. 1-8, 2026
IHOP, 4840 South Laburnum Avenue – During a routine inspection on Oct. 1, inspectors found no hot water at the hand sink near the mop area; no sanitizer at the three-compartment sink; observed hash browns at 127 degrees and sausages at 112 degrees; eggs at 54 degrees under a four-hour time control policy without a time sticker; plates beneath the cookline splashed with food debris; an unused lowboy refrigeration unit at 70 degrees, torn gaskets on cookline units, ice buildup in a standing freezer and rusted racks in the walk-in cooler; and debris and grime buildup on equipment along the cookline.
Little Szechuan Restaurant, 10234 Staples Mill Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 1, inspectors found no verification of employee health training regarding foodborne illness and no written procedures for cleaning up vomit and diarrhea incidents; observed employee drinks on a hand sink and a water bottle stored with cooked noodles; broccoli stored in a container with raw shrimp and chicken that the person in charge said were not intended to be cooked together; dried food debris on pots, pans and other containers stored as clean; scum buildup inside an ice machine; an employee washing and rinsing a container without sanitizing it; elevated temperatures in all cold holding units except the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer, including fried chicken at 43 degrees, spring rolls at 42 degrees, scallops at 43 degrees, noodles at 42 degrees, beef skewers at 43 degrees and bean sprouts at 43 degrees; noodles, scallops and dumplings prepared more than 24 hours earlier without date marks; shrimp and chicken cooling while covered; unlabeled containers of flour, sugar and salt; several foods left uncovered; cardboard lining shelves and floors throughout the kitchen; heavy grease, grime and food debris on refrigeration units, gaskets, hand sinks, faucets, dispensers, racks, shelves, cooking equipment, walk-in cooler and freezer shelves, and the exterior of the ice machine; a heavy leak and no cold water at the back hand sink; dried food debris and grime on floors; floors in disrepair in the walk-in cooler and freezer; and several hood lights that were out.
Lola's Lunches / Olio / Box Lunch Bistro / Butlers Unique Catering, 3011 Dumbarton Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 1, inspectors observed dried food debris on a can opener blade; torn gaskets and a broken kick plate on a drink cooler, rusted racks and tables and an unused glass door reach-in cooler that was not maintaining proper temperature; three rubber spatulas with chipped surfaces; and encrusted soil on multiple sheet pans and cooking pans.
O.M.O. & Co., 6329 Mallory Drive – During a follow-up inspection on Oct. 1, inspectors observed harborage conditions for cats and other pests, including wet cat food near a food storage shed, discarded cat food cans around food and dry storage sheds, an open shed containing a walk-in cooler and dry goods, hay bales lining openings beneath sheds (observed a cat emerging from beneath the hay bales) and unnecessary boxes and other items on the back deck; uncovered plastic utensils in an outdoor shed; rusted racks in the walk-in cooler and refrigeration units; mold on refrigeration unit gaskets and mold and debris in a window unit fan that is blowing directly above a prep table; discarded cat food cans and other trash on the grounds; a dumpster leaking through a small crack; and damaged areas throughout the facility, including the outdoor walk-in cooler threshold, missing floor tiles, water damaged floorboards, an exposed wood threshold soaked by rain, and a damaged wall inside the main kitchen.
Original Gino's Pizza, 10444 Ridgefield Parkway – During a routine inspection on Oct. 1, inspectors observed rusted wire racks; and dust buildup on portable fans, inside and outside a microwave and on prep shelves.
Bosna Restaurant, 8030 West Broad Street, Suite F – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors reported no violations.
Chick-fil-A, 4443 South Laburnum Avenue – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed debris buildup beneath units, food splatter on walls in dry storage areas, and buildup in drains and on equipment legs around drains.
Chick-fil-A, 3380 Pump Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed loose trash and debris surrounding a dirty dumpster area.
Echo Lake Elementary School, 5200 Francistown Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed a can of green beans with a dented seam.
Fair Oaks Elementary School, 201 Jennings Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed one ceiling light out in the kitchen and one light out in the hood system; dried food debris/mold on walk-in cooler wire storage racks; black stains on reach-in cooler and walk-in cooler door gaskets; and dust on ceiling tiles near ventilation.
Fairfield Middle School, 5121 Nine Mile Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed slightly damaged deep fryer baskets in Cafe G and rusted dish pit table legs in Cafe D; black stains on reach-in cooler door gaskets, dirty reach-in freezer door gaskets and a dusty floor fan in Cafe Q; a dusty floor fan and dirty/dusty wire racks beneath prep tables in Cafe D; a direct plumbing connection beneath a kitchen sink in Cafe D; dried food stains on blue wall under serving line in Cafe G; dusty ceiling tile over oven in kitchen and dried food stains on blue wall under serving line in Cafe Q; and dried food stains and dust on ceiling tiles in Cafe D.
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, 11800 West Broad Street, Suite 1068 – During a follow-up inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed debris buildup along the interior of a bar soda nozzle; a dish machine reaching sanitizing temperatures of only 149 and 150 degrees on two attempts, which is below the required 160 degrees; and missing tiles throughout the warewashing area that allowed standing water to accumulate.
Lakeside Elementary School, 6700 Cedar Croft Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed a bucket of cleaning water and a spray bottle of disinfectant stored next to condiment packets; a torn walk-in freezer door gasket; direct plumbing connections at the three-compartment and two-compartment sinks; dried food debris on floors beneath dry storage racks and a mold-like substance on exterior walls near the walk-in freezer floor; and a wet mop stored in a bucket.
Moody Middle School, 7800 Woodman Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed dried food debris on a citrus wedge slicer stored on a clean shelf; an unused countertop refrigerator that was not maintaining proper temperature; a leaking, slow draining front hand sink; and dried food debris on floors beneath the dish machine and dry storage racks.
Roma's Italian Restaurant, 325 East Williamsburg Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed pasta sauce at 125 to 132 degrees; and torn gaskets on a front lowboy unit, a soap dispenser with dead batteries and rusted racks.
Springfield Park Elementary School, 4301 Fort McHenry Parkway – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors reported no violations.
Tip Thai, 8131 Staples Mill Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 2, inspectors observed raw chicken stored above raw shrimp in a prep unit; raw shell eggs stored on a counter; cut lettuce at 50 degrees in a colander resting on ice; and cut tomatoes cooling at 46 degrees in the top of a prep unit.
Capital Ale House, 4024 Cox Road, Unit A – During a routine inspection on Oct. 5, inspectors observed a hand towel and a discarded wrapped straw in a bar hand sink; chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm in the dish machine and quaternary sanitizer at 0 ppm in the three-compartment sink; debris buildup inside soda nozzles at both bars; sliced cheese and black bean burgers at 46 degrees and blue cheese and pastrami at 45 degrees in a refrigeration drawer; an unlabeled sanitizer spray bottle behind the main bar and an unlabeled bulk sugar bin beneath a prep table; more than a dozen small flies beneath the dish machine; scored and stained cutting boards; torn gaskets on multiple cookline refrigeration units and the meat and dairy walk-in cooler; an internal leak in a prep unit; a large crack in the produce walk-in cooler door; three fry baskets with broken metal pieces; heavily rusted dry storage racks and a peeling drying rack in the warewashing area; dust and debris on vents in the meat and dairy walk-in cooler; a leak beneath the dish machine; a Y-valve on the mop sink without appropriate backflow prevention; loose trash and debris around the dumpster; a hole in the wall near the bar walk-in cooler; and dusty ceiling vents and heavy black buildup on walls in the warewashing area.
Jannat Indian Cuisine, 7801 West Broad Street, Suite 6 – During a routine inspection on Oct. 5, inspectors found no employee health policy and no paper towels in the employee restroom; observed an employee drinking from an uncovered cup without a straw in a food prep area and a personal water bottle in a prep unit; raw chicken stored above cooked chicken dishes in the walk-in cooler; dried food debris on a can opener blade; cooked cauliflower at 56 degrees, rice at 56 to 65 degrees and fried potatoes at 53 degrees in a kitchen reach-in cooler with an ambient temperature of 58 degrees, mango yogurt at 48 degrees in a dry storage cooler with an ambient temperature of 50 degrees, mango yogurt at 44 degrees at the bar, with the person in charge reporting that the drink had been made the previous day and had been out for service, and butter at 88 degrees and heavy cream at 92 degrees on the cookline; numerous prepared foods without date marks or with old stickers; unlabeled powdered foods; four live cockroaches behind the cookline and on a wall; plastic to-go containers without handles used as scoops in rice and chickpeas; two reach-in coolers with elevated ambient temperatures and a torn freezer gasket; five heavily scored and stained cutting boards; grease and dried food debris on cooking equipment, racks, wheels, the dish machine and cooler gaskets; a leaking three-compartment sink faucet and a direct plumbing connection beneath the sink; a dumpster missing its drain plug and another missing its lid; and grease, dried food debris and standing water on floors and walls near the cookline and dish area.
McDonald's, 9751 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 5, inspectors observed cheese at 56 degrees, tomatoes at 50 degrees and lettuce at 57 degrees in a vegetable cooler with an air temperature of 51 degrees; a bag of lemonade stored in a bucket for drain line cleaner; several employees wearing rings and bracelets; a leak at the mop sink; a loose walk-in cooler threshold; and heavy ice buildup in the walk-in freezer.
Montrose Elementary School, 4901 Brittles Lane – During a routine inspection on Oct. 5, inspectors reported no violations.
River's Edge Elementary School, 11600 Holman Ridge Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 5, inspectors observed an unused dish machine reaching only 152 degrees during its rinse cycle.
Brookland Middle School, 9200 Lydell Drive – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed chicken patties at 121 to 132 degrees on the serving line and at 132 degrees in a warmer in Cafe C; a torn reach-in freezer gasket in Cafe G; and a leak beneath the three-compartment sink in Cafe G.
Buffalo Wild Wings GO, 11446 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed a mop head stored in a bucket next to the utility sink, preventing it from air drying properly.
Casa Oaxaca, 1164 Wilkinson Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed chorizo and raw bacon stored above ready-to-eat foods; pink mold forming on a white panel inside an ice machine; two probe thermometers that measured only hot temperatures; scored and stained cutting boards; dirty cooler drawer gaskets, dusty or moldy walk-in cooler fan guards and moldy wire storage racks; open outdoor dumpster doors; and a cracked floor tile in front of the kitchen stove.
Godwin High School, 2101 Pump Road – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors found that the person in charge's food protection manager certificate had expired May 24; observed dried brown cabbage and pink residue inside a container holding cut cabbage; garlic in oil at 72 degrees on a spice cart; three trays of egg rolls in the walk-in cooler without date marks, although the person in charge said they had been prepared Oct. 5; and cut cabbage held without a time mark.
Hong Kong Kitchen, 2907 Williamsburg Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed an employee washing hands in the three-compartment sink; a hose stored in a hand sink; cooked egg rolls, chicken, chicken wings and pork without date marks; raw chicken thawing on the drainboard of the three-compartment sink; raw and cooked foods stored in grocery bags; a cut milk jug at the three-compartment sink; and heavy grease buildup on hood filters.
Jersey Mike's Sub Shop, 11444 West Broad Street – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors found no employee health policy available.
Mellow Mushroom, 12171 West Broad Street – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors found no paper towels at the dish area hand sink; and observed pink buildup inside an ice machine.
Qin Dynasty Kitchen, 7801 West Broad Street – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed an employee touching a phone and then beginning food preparation without washing hands; food debris on a cleaned meat slicer blade that reportedly had last been used two days earlier; bok choy at 65 degrees and bean sprouts at 56 degrees on a counter; and cooked chicken, lamb and beef held for six days without date marks in the walk-in cooler.
Residence Inn Midtown, 5416 Glenside Drive – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed raw shell eggs stored above cheese and bread in a reach-in refrigerator; an unlabeled squeeze bottle and container of oil; and food debris inside floor drains and beneath equipment.
Shady Grove Elementary School, 12200 Wyndham Lake Drive – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed two cartons of milk at 42 to 43 degrees and 44 degrees in a milk cooler; and a direct plumbing connection beneath the three-compartment sinks.
Sheetz, 11500 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors reported no violations.
Sushi Masa, 8087 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed two employees touching their faces and another handling a cell phone before touching food; white mold-like buildup on sweet potatoes in the walk-in cooler; black buildup inside a bar soda gun; fried fish at 99 degrees beneath a heat lamp; two unlabeled chemical spray bottles; a food preparation employee with thick facial hair not wearing a beard guard; dust and grime around prep cooler condensers; a leaking hand sink faucet in left side waiter room; and heavy grime beneath cookline equipment.
Teppanyaki Grill & Buffet, 9043 West Broad Street – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors found no soap or paper towels at the hand sink nearest the walk-in cooler; and observed chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm in a dish machine that was in use.
Tucker High School, 2910 North Parham Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed two food cans with dents along their upper edges; cooked chicken breast at 108 degrees in a hot holding cabinet, with the person in charge determining that sandwiches had been removed from the serving line and returned to the cabinet; and leaks from both faucets at the three-compartment sink.
Varina High School, 7053 Messer Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed hand sink water at approximately 73 degrees except at the sink near the dish machine; and a water heater that was not operating properly, with water measuring 73 to 74 degrees at hand sinks and the three-compartment sink and 96 degrees at the prep sink.
XQuisite Bar and Grill, 2709 Williamsburg Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 6, inspectors observed a bowl of egg wash resting on lettuce in a refrigerator; collard greens measuring 84 to 198 degrees and macaroni and cheese measuring 78 to 155 degrees in hot holding units; meatloaf and potatoes prepared more than 24 hours earlier without date marks; raw fish thawed while still in vacuum packaging; and low water pressure at a back kitchen hand sink.
Longan Elementary School, 9200 Mapleview Avenue – During a routine inspection on Oct. 7, inspectors reported no violations.
