Live Roaches In Kitchen: 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 live roaches in the kitchen to go with 26 other violations at CJ's Steak & Ale—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 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 information by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab.

CJ's Steak & Ale
5152 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22551

Aug. 23 follow-up: 1 priority foundation, 5 core, 6 repeat

Aug. 17: 3 priority, 3 priority foundation, 7 core, 2 repeat

The Battlefield Restaurant
1018 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Aug: 23: 3 priority, 1 core

Wegmans Food Market
2281 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Aug. 23: No items found

Mercantile
205 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Aug. 23 follow-up: No items found

Aug. 20: 1 priority, 1 priority foundation

Curitiba Art Cafe
919 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Aug. 24: 1 priority, 1 core

Dixie Joe's
7940 Rebel Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22551

Aug. 24: No items found

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store #537
1971 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Aug. 24: 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 2 repeat

Blackstone Coffee Co., Inc.
1301 College Avenue (Convergence Center), Fredericksburg, VA 22553

Aug. 24: 2 core

Tarntip Thai Cuisine
507 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Aug. 24 follow-up: 4 core, 4 repeat

Aug. 15: 1 priority foundation, 8 core, 9 repeat

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
1 Towne Centre 5100, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

Aug. 24: 2 priority, 3 priority foundation, 4 core, 5 repeat

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