Decomposed Mouse, Warm Shrimp, Roaches: VA Restaurants Cited

Some food-handling or kitchen issues at a restaurant can be easy for patrons 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 partially decomposed mouse, roaches, dirty ice machine, cooled shrimp found too warm at 60 degrees 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: Decomposed Mouse, Rodent Droppings
• Warm Shrimp, Improper Food Supplier Spotted By Arlington Health Inspectors
• Fake Crab Sold As Authentic At Fredericksburg Restaurant: Inspection Report
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Improper Temperatures, Uncovered Foods
• 27 Health Code Violations Found At Fredericksburg Eatery: Report