Prep Table Has Ants, Flies: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Rappahannock Area Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in the Fredericksburg area. Full reports can be accessed on the health department's website. "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.

Violations noted below—such as ants and flies among 14 no-no's at Shane's Rib Shack—involve those issues that would typically require a re-inspection if not corrected or those that are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination. They're divided into two categories:

Priority Observations are those violations such as improper cooking, reheating, cooling or hand washing. These violations are known to cause food borne illnesses. Uncorrected priority observations usually result in a re-inspection.

Critical violations are are food regulation violations which, if left uncorrected, are more likely than other violations to directly contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental degradation.

"No priority or critical violations" means that other violations were noted, but do not require re-inspection.

"No items found" means no violations were noted for the establishment, according to the health department.

These reports are the most recent available. Read complete inspection info by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab.

Cook Out Restaurant
10108 Jefferson Davis Highway Ste. 300, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

2 priority, 5 core, 1 repeat

Taco Bell
Georgetown Drive & Hilltop Plaza Way, Spotsylvania, VA 22553

No items found

Frog Level Volunteer Fire Department(VA 240-207 TL)
30254 Richmond Turnpike, Hanover, VA 23069

No items found

El Charro #5
4611 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

1 priority, 1 core, 1 repeat

Park Lane Tavern
1 Towne Center Suite #4100, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

3 priority foundation, 8 core, 2 repeat

Shane's Rib Shack
1150 Carl D. Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

2 priority, 4 priority foundation, 7 core, 1 repeat

Goolrick's Pharmacy
901 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

1 priority, 1 repeat

2400 Diner
2400 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

June 21 followup: 5 core

June 11: 1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 5 core, 2 repeat

Keystone Coffee and AutoSpa
2206 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

3 priority foundation

Sissy's Things
9040 Jeff Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

1 priority foundation

Sam's Pizza
432 Garrisonville Road Suite #103, Stafford, VA 22554

1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 8 core, 3 repeat

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