VA Restaurants Cited: Roaches In Kitchen, Mouse Feces, Moldy Mushrooms

VIRGINIA — Some signs of a restaurant with problems are easy to spot: Weird smells, crawling insects or unkempt employees are all red flags. But sometimes the problem is harder to pin down, such as food stored at improper temperatures, unclean kitchen equipment, or insufficient handwashing.

Then there are commercial kitchens that are immaculately clean, surpass all safety standards and dish up delicious food.

Do you know how clean your favorite coffee shop, go-to restaurant or school kitchen is? Look through these recent food safety inspections from around Northern Virginia and Fredericksburg, courtesy of Patch.

Click on the links below to see recent inspection reports for area restaurants:

• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 8 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Manassas Health Inspections: 24 Violations, Roaches At 1 Restaurant
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Flies In Restaurant Kitchen
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Matchbox, Casa Tequila, Bistro Atelier
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Primavera Pizzeria, Red Lobster
• Manassas Health Inspections: 12 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Leesburg Health Inspections: BurgerFi, Vino Bistro
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Moldy Mushrooms, Mouse Droppings
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Water's End Brewery, Hissho Sushi
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: 2 Places With 9 Violations Each
• Fridge Grime, Bait Poison, Sanitizer: Arlington Restaurant Inspections

"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