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April 9: Restaurant Report

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  • Friday, May 17 2013 9:06 AM EDT2013-05-17 13:06:39 GMT
    It's one thing for a state health inspector to catch restaurant workers not washing their hands before they touch food. But in this edition of the Restaurant Report, the inspector wrote that it happened
    It's one thing for a state health inspector to catch restaurant workers not washing their hands before they touch food. But in this edition of the Restaurant Report, the inspector wrote that it happened again when he went back.

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-05-10 03:15:09 GMT
    Long before the state banned smoking in restaurants, it had already banned smoking in restaurant kitchens. That's so your food won't be contaminated by the cigarettes or smoke. When a health inspector

    Long before the state banned smoking in restaurants, it had already banned smoking in restaurant kitchens. That's so your food won't be contaminated by the cigarettes or smoke. When a health inspector wrote up a restaurant for smoking in the kitchen, we went straight over.

  • Thursday, May 2 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-05-03 03:15:13 GMT
    No one wants to hear about rodents in a restaurant. When an inspector reported finding rodent droppings in a popular fish store and restaurant, the owners replaced the manager. Cameron's Seafood Market,

    No one wants to hear about rodents in a restaurant. When an inspector reported finding rodent droppings in a popular fish store and restaurant, the owners replaced the manager.

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Richmond, VA (NBC 12) - From hand washing to temperature control, 22 critical violations in tonight's Restaurant Report. We begin in Richmond.

Topping the critical list, Planet Wings (7048 Forest Hill Avenue) with 4 critical violations. An inspector found food stored on, or less than six inches above, the floor.

Staying in Richmond, Red House II (1202 Azalea Avenue) with 4 critical, including improper methods used to thaw fish, seafood & chicken.

Moving on to Henrico, Far East Bistro (701 Town Center West Boulevard) also with 4 critical violations. Among them, broccoli stored under raw chicken.

Stuffy's (8191 Brook Road) in Henrico makes the list with 4 critical. Meatballs, sprouts & sliced tomatoes were found at improper temperatures.

And finally tonight, in Hopewell, El Nopal (4118 Oaklawn Boulevard) with 6 critical violations, including improper hand washing methods observed among staff.

Now for the positive. Tonight's Hall of Fame Award goes to Lift (218 West Broad Street) in Richmond for a perfect inspection February 24th. On your side with the Restaurant Report, I'm Ashley Swann.