VA Restaurants Cited: Dead Bugs, Expired Milk, Dirty Floors

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 expired milk, dead bugs near ice machines, and dirty floors.

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: Primo Pizzeria, Pollo Loco
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Dirty Floors, Missing Soap
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Malfunctioning Dishwasher, Pesticides
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Mildew In Ice Machine, Hair In Hummus
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: 25 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Colony Grill, Mexicali Blues, Earl's: Arlington Restaurant Inspections
• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: Few Eateries With Violations
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Kindercare, Chesterbrook Academy
• Manassas Health Inspections: 15 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Expired Milk, Missing Soap And Hair Nets
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Dead Bugs Near Ice Machine
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: 15 Violations At 1 Facility

"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.