Restaurants & Bars

VA Restaurants Cited: Roaches, Mildew, Birds, Expired Milk

Northern Virginia restaurants were cited for concerns about dead bugs, expired milk, and dirty floor during recent inspections.

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.

Some recent restaurant inspections throughout Virginia uncovered roaches, birds in the dining room, mildew in the ice machine and more violations.

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

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"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.

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.

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