Fredericksburg Restaurants: Mice Infestation Among 36 Violations

FREDERICKSBURG, VA—Rappahannock Area Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in the Fredericksburg area. Full reports can be accessed on the health department's website. "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.

Violations noted below—such as dead mice and mouse droppings everywhere at Lin's Gourmet or the 30 at Dragon Inn—involve those issues that would typically require a re-inspection if not corrected or those that are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination. They're divided into two categories:

Priority Observations are those violations such as improper cooking, reheating, cooling, or hand-washing. These violations are known to cause food-borne illnesses. Uncorrected priority observations usually result in a re-inspection. Critical Violations are food regulation violations which, if left uncorrected, are more likely than other violations to directly contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental degradation.

"No priority or critical violations" means that other violations were noted, but do not require re-inspection. "No items found" means no violations were noted for the establishment, according to the health department. These reports are the most recent available. Read complete inspection information by clicking on the name of the establishment below. At the health inspection website, select the "violations" tab.

Lin's Gourmet
5097 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

March 20: 3 priority, 4 priority foundation, 13 core, 16 repeat

Inspector's note: "Observed evidence of rodents throughout the establishment to include dry storage shelving, on top of cooking and cleaning equipment and in areas where clean equipment is stored. . . Dead or trapped mouse was found in the glue trap in the dry storage area and what is believed to be a dead mouse was noted on the floor in a small area between the wall to the left of the cook line and the walk in freezer."

Dragon Inn
3567 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

March 20 follow-up: 7 core, 2 repeat

March 11: 5 priority, 4 priority foundation, 9 core, 3 repeat

Eurest Dining Services
1 Geico Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22406

March 20 follow-up: No items found

March 11: 4 priority, 1 priority foundation, 8 core

Padrinos II
3249 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite #104-106, Stafford, VA 22554

March 20: 1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat

Burgerim
1287 Carl D Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

March 21: 1 core

Lizz Creative Juices
915 Lafayette Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22401

March 21 follow-up: 3 core, 2 repeat

Feb. 7 follow-up: 9 core, 9 repeat

Jan. 30: 2 priority, 3 priority foundation, 12 core

Outback Steakhouse
308 Worth Avenue Suite #101, Stafford, VA 22556

March 21: 1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 4 core

Gauntlet Golf Club
18 Fairway Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22406

March 22: 1 priority foundation, 3 core

Pi's Place Italian Restaurant
50 North Stafford Complex Center, Stafford, VA 22556

March 25: 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 3 core

Sweeto Burrito
50 North Stafford Complex Center Suite #102, Stafford, VA 22554

March 25: 2 priority, 4 priority foundation, 1 core