VA Restaurants Cited: TopGolf, Sweet Frog, La Madeleine, Chopt

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.

And, the Fairfax County Health Department this month has relaunched restaurant inspection reports online. Food establishment inspection reports had been unavailable online since 2019 as the health department worked to launch a new online system.

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

• Route 1 Corridor Restaurant Inspections: Sweet Frog, Balkan Grill.
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 7 Violations At 2 Schools.
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Tropical Smoothie, Coldstone Creamery.
• Manassas Health Inspections: Nando's, China Inn, City Tavern Grille.
• Kingstowne Restaurant Inspections: Chopt, La Madeleine, Four Seasons.
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: El Patron, Bonchon, Tea Tyme.
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Phat Yummies, Occoquan Elementary.
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 29 Violations At California Tortilla.
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Bia Kitchen, Chick-Fil-A, BKD Bagels.
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Saffron House Of Kabob, TopGolf Dulles.
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: El Gran Charro, Milagrito.

"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.

(Editor's note: The Virginia Department of Health launched a new restaurant inspections database in 2020. When Patch was notified, some local officials cautioned that errors and incomplete inspections are possible. Should you see an error, please bring it to our attention so we can confirm with local officials and correct this report.)

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