Kiln, Buffalo Wild Wings, Manhattan Pizza, Ravi Chatkhara, Chili On Top: Restaurants Cited

VIRGINIA — Some food-handling or kitchen issues at a restaurant can be easy to spot: Weird smells, crawling insects or unclean 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 by staff.

Some recent restaurant inspections throughout Virginia noted problems that included: live and dead roaches, rodent droppings, a visibly unclean ice machine, a phone touching produce and more. Other restaurants

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.

• Rats, Mouse Droppings, Flies Reported At These Arlington Restaurants
• Ashburn, Sterling Restaurant Inspections: Rodent Droppings, Roaches
• Alexandria Health Inspections: Rodent Droppings Spotted At Restaurant
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Phone Touching Produce, Undated Food
• Restaurant Staff Training On Foodborne Illnesses Unclear: Fredericksburg Inspectors
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Eateries With Up To 20 Violations

"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.

Restaurants are routinely inspected at least once per year, although more frequent inspections may be warranted depending on the risk level of food processes and the restaurant's history of compliance.

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