VA Restaurants Cited: Roaches, Flies, Mouse Droppings In Kitchens

VIRGINIA — Some signs of a restaurant with problems are easy to spot: Weird smells, untidy tables 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.

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 Health Inspections: Starbucks, Fuddruckers, Vocelli Pizza
• Manassas Health Inspections: McDonald's, Bonefish Grill, Joe's Pizza
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Wei's Garden, Monk's BBQ
• Ashburn Health Inspections: IHOP, The Pit Stop, Nando's
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Jersey Mike's, IHOP, Pizza Hut
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Roaches + 33 Violations At 1 Facility
• Manassas Health Inspections: 23 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Vino Bistro, La Perla Restaurant
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Living, Dead Roaches Found In Kitchen
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Dead Roaches, Live Flies
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Eateries With 7, 8 Violations
• Mouse Droppings, Slimy Substance: Alexandria Restaurant Inspections

"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.