Grimy Ice Machine, Moldy Food, Insects: VA Restaurants Cited

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: flying insects, visibly unclean ice machines, moldy produce, foods past discard dates and more. Some restaurants had over two dozen violations.

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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.

• Ashburn, Sterling Restaurant Inspections: Moldy Produce, Substance In Ice Machine
• Flying Insects Found In Fredericksburg Restaurant Kitchen: Report
• Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Many Flies, Soiled Ice Machine, More Violations
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Extreme Hot Air Ventilation Concern
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 22 Violations At Restaurant
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Up To 14 Violations At 1 Place
• Whole Raw Beef Carcass Stored For Friend At Arlington Restaurant
• Ashburn, Sterling Restaurant Inspections: Residue In Ice Machine, Foods Past Discard Date
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 26 Violations At Restaurant
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 30 Violations Identified At Eatery