Restaurant Inspections: Wendy's and Roy Rogers

The state health department recently inspected a few restaurants along the Route 1 corridor. For prior restaurant inspection reports, click here.

In Virginia, restaurant inspection reports aren't quite as simple as getting a letter grade or an easy-to-see number rating to post in the front window.

That said, we all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation. Inspectors grade restaurants based on critical and non-critical violations.

A "critical violation" is one that "poses a direct or immediate threat to the safety of the food being served." Non-critical violations are generally related to cleaning or maintenance.

"Ideally, an operation would have no critical violations, or none which are not corrected immediately and not repeated. 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 site continues: "Keep in mind that any inspection report is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. On any given day, a restaurant could have fewer or more violations than noted in the report. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment."

Below, find the latest restaurant inspection from the Virginia Department of Health. These inspections reflect visits from inspectors during the last few weeks. Some of the violations were corrected immediately during the recent inspections.

The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

Kimchi House Restaurant

8537 Richmond Hwy

Date of inspection: May 14

Critical (corrected during inspection): One or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment.

Critical (corrected during inspection): The food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized: bowls and fork while washing dishes.

Critical: Pesticides labeled for residential use were observed in the facility and are being applied by the operator to control pests: two pest spray cans - discarded.

Non-critical: Openings to the exterior of the building are present along the back door.

Non-critical: Light bulbs in dry storage area are not covered by a protective shielding.

Roy Rogers

8860 Richmond Hwy

Date of inspection: May 14

No violations were reported at the time of the inspection.

Wendy's

8700 Richmond Hwy

Date of inspection: May 13

Critical (corrected during inspection): Food item(s) were observed cold holding at improper temperatures using a calibrated food temperature measuring device.