Dead Roaches, Live Flies, Unclean Kitchens: VA Restaurants Cited

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.

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:

• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 38 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Manassas Health Inspections: 15 Violations At 1 Facility
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Flies Found In Kitchen
• Ashburn Health Inspections: The Kitchen By Wolfgang Puck, Chuy's
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Dairy Queen, The Palace
• Manassas Health Inspections: 22 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Leesburg Health Inspections: BKD Bagels, Rasco Pizza
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Unclean Kitchen, Food In Grocery Bag
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Roaches, Flies In Kitchen
• Dead Roaches Found At Vienna Restaurant: See Recent Health 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.

The Virginia Department of Health only recommends restaurants have their permits suspended when "the continued operation of the foodservice presents a substantial and imminent threat to the public health.