VA Restaurants Cited: Live Roaches, Dead Flies, Mouse Droppings

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Some signs of a restaurant with problems are easy to spot: Nasty smells, grimy tables or unkempt employees are all red flags. But sometimes the problem is harder to pin down, such as food stored at improper temperatures or unclean kitchen equipment.

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 courtesy of Patch.

Click on the links below to see recent inspection reports for area restaurants:

• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: El Charro, Hibachi Express
• Manassas Health Inspections: Zandra's Taqueria, Jersey Mike's
• Leesburg Health Inspections: More Better Restaurant, Noku
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Tava Fry, Bebop, Viet Fire Kitchen
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Mouse Droppings, Flies
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 44 Violations At One Restaurant
• Manassas Health Inspections: Public House Kitchen And Brewery
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Wei's Garden, Jersey Mike's
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Live Roach, Dead Flies In Traps
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: China Wong, Vocelli Pizza

"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."

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