Mice On The Menu: 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 mice at Dougherty's Tavern — involve those issues that would typically require a reinspection if not corrected or those that are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination. They're divided into two categories: (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Priority Observations are those violations such as improper cooking, reheating, cooling, or handwashing. These violations are known to cause foodborne 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.

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.

Greek House Of Pizza
215 Kings Highway, Fredericksburg, VA 22405

2 priority, 1 repeat

Dougherty's Tavern
2055 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite #105, Stafford, VA 22554

2 priority, 4 priority foundation, 5 core, 11 repeat

Edward E. Drew Middle School
501 Cambridge Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22405

1 priority, 1 priority foundation

ThaiTown 56
5729 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

No items found

Sam's Pizza
3996 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

1 core

Garnjana Thai Restaurant
4416 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

No items found

Beach Fries
10813 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

1 core

Garnjana Thai Restaurant
4416 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

No items found

Otani Japanese Steakhouse
12131 Amos Lane, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 2 core, 1 repeat

El Pino Mexican Restaurant
4211 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

1 priority, 1 core, 2 repeat

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