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    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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By Ashley Swann - bio | email

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - 21 critical violations in tonight's Restaurant Report. We begin in Chesterfield.

We headed out early to knock on the door of Shanghai (6701 Lake Harbour Drive) in Midlothian to inquire about 9 critical violations the restaurant received during a recent inspection.  They included  chicken found thawing at room temperature & eggs stored at room temperature for extended periods of time.

"What happened that day with the 9 criticals?" we asked.  An employee who answered the door told us we weren't invited inside, but said the problem inspection happened when the head chef was on vacation, and that as a follow-up inspection shows, everything has since been corrected.

He said, "That time the head chef was on vacation.  (Okay, so your head chef was on vacation? But now everything - you had april 29th 0 criticals so everything is good?) Yes."

Also on tonight's critical list, Zen Asian Bistro (11400 W. Huguenot Road) in Midlothian with 4 critical violations. An inspector reported that he observed no hand washing among employees during the entire 2.5 hour inspection, even despite the handling of potentially hazardous foods. A follow-up inspection cleared the restaurant of violations.

Becky's B & L, Inc. (100 East Cary Street) in Richmond also makes the list with 4 critical, including meats, vegetables, rice & gravy that weren't heated sufficiently. A follow-up inspection isn't yet available.

And finally, Side Pocket (2012 Staples Mill Road) in Henrico with 4 critical violations. Among them, potentially hazardous foods held too long. A follow-up report hasn't been posted.

Now for this week's Hall of Fame, our award goes to Wendy's (2200 East Laburnum Avenue) in Henrico for a perfect inspection in April!

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