Restaurants & Bars
Firehouse Subs, Fas Mart Among NoVA Restaurants Cited
Some Northern Virginia restaurants and delivery services scored well for cleanliness and others were cited for food and pest violations.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Some signs of a restaurant with problems are easy to spot: Nasty smells, grimy tables or unkempt employees are all red flags. But sometimes the problem is harder to pin down, such as food stored at improper temperatures or unclean kitchen equipment.
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 courtesy of Patch.
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Click on the links below to see recent inspection reports for area restaurants:
- Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Chuy's, Pholicious
- Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Sam's Pizza, Red Crab
- Arlington Restaurant Inspections: 32 Violations At 10 Locations
- Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Subway, Magnolias At The Mill
- Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Bob Evans, Harbor Chase
- Prince William County Restaurant Inspections: Hooters Cited
- Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Hunan Cafe, Los Tios Grill
- Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Dead Flies In Whiskey Bottles
- Arlington Restaurant Inspections: 47 Violations At 9 Locations
- Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Bob Evans, Taqueria El Sabor
- Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Arby's, Panera, La Jarochita
- Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Moe's, Weird Brothers Coffee Bar
- Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Old Ox Brewery, Pomodoro's
- Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Facility Closed
- Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Zam Zam Kabob House
- Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Bob Evans, Hector's
- Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Goosecup, The Branch, Taco Bell
"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.
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(Editor's note: The Virginia Department of Health launched a new restaurant inspections database in 2020. When Patch was notified, some local officials cautioned that errors and incomplete inspections are possible. Should you see an error, please bring it to our attention so we can confirm with local officials and correct this report.)
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