VA Restaurants Cited: Undercooked Foods, Month-Old Peppers

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 faulty dishwashing machines, four-week-old peppers, and undercooked foods.

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 and Fredericksburg, courtesy of Patch.

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

• Manassas Health Inspections: 20 Violations At 1 Facility
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Ooh Soo Chicken, Crafty Crab
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Blue Ridge Grill, Panda Cafe
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Chopathi, Quickway, Belmont Country Club
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: 17 Violations At 1 Facility
• Manassas Health Inspections: Who Forgot To Hang Up The Mops?
• Leesburg Health Inspections: 4-Week-Old Peppers, Faulty Dishwasher
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Goalie Sports Grill, Chin-Chin Cafe
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: 24 Violations At 1 Facility
• Undercooked Foods, Wiping Cloths: Restaurants In McLean 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.