Loudoun County Health Department
1 Harrison St SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 | Visit Official Website

Lucia's Italian Ristorante & Italian Store

20789 Great Falls Plaza #188 Sterling, VA 20165
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

April 3, 2024
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

22: 0820 (A2) 3 pans of prepared lasagna, 2 containers of cooked pasta found cold holding in the walk-in cooler at improper cold holding temperature (45F). Time/temperature control for safety foods (TCS) that are ready to eat (RTE) must be maintained at 41F or less. EHS directed Person in charge to move foods to the freezer to rapidly cool to below 41F. EHS recommends that the walk-in cooler refrigerant levels be checked to ensure that the cooler is maintaining 41F or less at all times.
Corrective Actions: Time/temperature control for safety foods (TCS) that are ready to eat (RTE) must be maintained at 41F or less. EHS directed Person in charge to move foods to the freezer to rapidly cool to below 41F. EHS recommends that the walk-in cooler refrigerant levels be checked to ensure that the cooler is maintaining 41F or less at all times.

48: 1530 The facility does not have test strips to monitor the concentration of the Quat sanitizer at the three basin sink. Testing strips or other testing device must be provided for each sanitizer that is in use at the facility so that the concentration of the sanitizer can be monitored. Provide Quat testing strips for the Quat sanitizer at the three basin sink.

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Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Cooked Pasta - WI 45 °F Cold Holding
Ham 39 °F Cold Holding
Fresh Mozzarella 38 °F Cold Holding
Sliced Tomato 40 °F Cold Holding
Marinara & Meatballs 167 °F Hot Holding
Chicken & Cheese steak 168 °F Cooking
Chicken Noodle Soup 164 °F Hot Holding
Marinara - Pizza 39 °F Cold Holding
Bruschetta 40 °F Cold Holding
Lasagna - WI 45 °F Cold Holding
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Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
Low Temperature Dish machine Chemical 100 Chlorine
3 Basin Sink Chemical 200 Quat
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
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Observations
Demonstration of Knowledge
IN
1 Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties.
Compliant
Observations
IN
2 Certified Food Protection Manager
Compliant
Observations
Employee Health
IN
3 Management awareness, policy present.
Compliant
Observations
IN
4 Proper use of reporting, restriction & exclusion.
Compliant
Observations
IN
5 Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Compliant
Observations
Good Hygenic Practices
IN
6 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use.
Compliant
Observations
IN
7 No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth.
Compliant
Observations
Preventing Contamination by Hands
IN
8 Hands clean & properly washed.
Compliant
Observations
IN
9 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or approved alternate method properly followed.
Compliant
Observations
IN
10 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible.
Compliant
Observations
Approved Source
IN
11 Food obtained from approved source.
Compliant
Observations
IN
12 Food received at proper temperature.
Compliant
Observations
IN
13 Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated.
Compliant
Observations
NA
14 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction.
Compliant
Observations
Protection from Contamination
IN
15 Food separated & protected.
Compliant
Observations
IN
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
Compliant
Observations
IN
17 Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, & unsafe food.
Compliant
Observations
TCS Food Time/Temperature
IN
18 Proper cooking time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
NO
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Compliant
Observations
NO
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
COS
Observations
IN
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
Compliant
Observations
NA
24 Time as a public health control: procedures & record.
Compliant
Observations
Consumer Advisory
NA
25 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods.
Compliant
Observations
Highly Susceptible Populations
NA
26 Pasteurized foods used, prohibited foods not offered.
Compliant
Observations
Chemical
NA
27 Food additives: approved & properly used.
Compliant
Observations
IN
28 Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used.
Compliant
Observations
Conformance with Approved Procedures
NA
29 Compliance with variance, specialized process, & HACCP plan.
Compliant
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
48 Warewashing-installed, maintained & used, test strips.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant