Mice Droppings, Roaches, 43 Violations: Northern Virginia Restaurants Citations

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.

Some recent restaurant inspections throughout Virginia uncovered roaches, mouse droppings, a dirty ice machine. One restaurant even had 43 violations.

Then there are commercial kitchens that are immaculately clean, surpass all safety standards and serve up delicious food.

"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.

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.

• Unclean Surfaces, Debris In Ice Machine: McLean Health Inspections
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Dead Roach, Mice Droppings
• Dog Biscuits In Jar On Bar + Dead Roaches: Restaurant Inspections
• Meat, Shrimp Thawing In Buckets + Roaches: Health Inspection Report
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 43 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 24 Violations At 1 Eatery
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Dunkin', Sheetz, Comfort Inn
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Eateries With Up To 9 Violations
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Sonic, J Brian's, Pho Huong
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: America's Best Wings, Sandwich Shop
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Ledo Pizza, KFC, Pancho Villa

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