Dead Roaches, Rodent Droppings, Buzzing Flies: VA Restaurants Cited

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:

• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: Golden Buffet, Pupuseria La Bendicion
• Manassas Health Inspections: Subway, CM Chicken, Courtyard
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 15 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Flies, Soiled Knives
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Moldy Peppers, Fruit Flies, Roaches
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Rodent Droppings
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 16 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Manassas Health Inspections: Pappasito's Bar & Grill, Hunan Gourmet
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Dead Roach Found In Food Container
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Mice Droppings, Moldy Potatoes
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Dead Bugs, Mold On Ice Machine
• Arlington Restaurant Inspections: Dirty Beverage Nozzles, Food Slicer
• McLean Restaurant Inspections: Cockroaches, Dirty Slicers, Bare Hands

"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.

The Virginia Department of Health only recommends restaurants have their permits suspended when "the continued operation of the foodservice presents a substantial and imminent threat to the public health.