Dead Mouse, Moldy Ice Machine, Live Roaches: 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: a dead mouse, roaches, moldy ice machine, equipment dripping on food, flies and more.

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: Dead Mouse, Live Roaches, Moldy Produce
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Encrusted Dirt In Ice Machine, Uncovered Food
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Excess Flies On Trap, Debris In Ice Machine
• Equipment Dripping Water On Food At Arlington Eatery: Inspection
• Clam Shells Reused At Fredericksburg Restaurant: Inspection Report
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 15 Violations At Restaurant
• Health Code Violation Reported At Fredericksburg School Kitchen: Inspection
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Mold In Ice Machine, Dozen More Violation
• Most Of 28 Violations Not Corrected: Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections