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February 9 Restaurant Report

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  • Monday, May 14 2012 5:44 PM EDT2012-05-14 21:44:45 GMT
    Every Thursday on the Restaurant Report, we show you restaurants with critical violations on their health inspections. It may surprise you to learn that the Health Department temporarily shuts down about
    Every Thursday on the Restaurant Report, we show you restaurants with critical violations on their health inspections. It may surprise you to learn that the Health Department temporarily shuts down about 230 restaurants across the state every year. That's because the Health Department says it doesn't usually include shutdown information on reports you can see. We went to investigate why.

  • Thursday, May 10 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-05-11 03:15:24 GMT
    Temperature and hand washing violations landed two restaurants on this week's Critical List. This week's Restaurant Report begins at Cracker Barrel, 12401 Redwater Creek Road in Chesterfield, which had

    Temperature and hand washing violations landed two restaurants on this week's Critical List.

  • Thursday, May 3 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-05-04 03:15:42 GMT
    It's tee time and tea time in this week's NBC12 Restaurant Report. Restaurant's range from a golf club to a tea room. Country clubs are usually known for excellent food and service. The Lake Chesdin Golf

    It's tee time and tea time in this week's NBC12 Restaurant Report. Restaurant's range from a golf club to a tea room.

  • Friday, April 27 2012 5:45 AM EDT2012-04-27 09:45:32 GMT
    There's a new restaurant in Shockoe Bottom. Tio Pablo is a Mexican restaurant opened by the owner of Lulu's and Millie's. Tio Pablo serves up tacos, tamales and tequilas, as well as to-go orders, including

    Every Friday morning for the next month, we're going to show you what most popular restaurants, according to our viewers on Facebook, for things like being good for kids, mom's night out, and first dates.

  • Thursday, April 26 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-04-27 03:15:28 GMT
    Gloves are at the heart of this Restaurant Report. One restaurant used color coded gloves to win the Hall of Fame Award. Another was written up when two workers put gloves in their mouths. It happened

    Gloves are at the heart of this Restaurant Report. One restaurant used color coded gloves to win the Hall of Fame Award. Another was written up when two workers put gloves in their mouths.

  • Thursday, April 12 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-04-13 03:15:40 GMT
    In this Restaurant Report, violations range from dirty gloves to dirty equipment.

  • Thursday, April 5 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-04-06 03:15:46 GMT
    For this Restaurant Report, we went back in time to the century old Hippodrome Theater, newly restored and reopened just six months ago.

  • Thursday, March 29 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-03-30 03:15:40 GMT

    Hospitals serve food to patients, staff and visitors every day. That's why their food service is inspected just like a restaurant. After a local hospital had seven critical violations on an inspection, they say they jumped into action to get the problems fixed.

  • Thursday, March 15 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-03-16 03:15:55 GMT
    Not only do dishes and any food preparation surfaces have to be cleaned, the state requires that they be sanitized with a chlorine solution to make sure bacteria is killed. Restaurants were reminded of that in this edition of the Restaurant Report.

  • Thursday, March 8 2012 11:15 PM EST2012-03-09 04:15:50 GMT
    The State Health Department says restaurants can safely thaw frozen foods either in a refrigerator, in a microwave, or under running water. Any other method, they say, could leave food sitting at the wrong temperature and harmful bacteria could grow.

You may not think keeping foods at very specific temperatures is very important, but the Health Department says it's critical. It ensures that harmful bacteria doesn't grow on hot foods that are too cool, or cold foods that are too warm.

The first restaurant in this Restaurant Report where temperature was an issue was Klara's Kitchun at 11360 Ironbridge Road in Chesterfield, which had 4 critical violations. The inspector noted that steak, pasta and baked potatoes were not cold enough. Staff was told to throw them out. Violations were corrected during the inspection.

The next restaurant with a temperature problem was the Indian Pastry House, 3409 Old Parham Road in Henrico, which had 4 critical violations, including that baked potatoes, diced tomatoes, and pastry were not kept cold enough. The report says an employee threw out the foods. The Pastry House earned a perfect score on a follow-up inspection a week later.

It was a different kind of temperature issue at Teppanyaki Grill Supreme Buffet, 4338 South Laburnum Avenue in Henrico. Among their 4 critical violations, was that the dish washing machine was running about 40 degrees below the required temperature to make sure bacteria on dishes was being killed. A repairman was called right away. This and all other violations were fixed by the follow-up inspection the next day.

There hasn't been temperature issues, or any other issues at this week's NBC12 Hall of Fame Award winner. It's Burger King, 7065 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Hanover. The staff clearly works hard at this fast food restaurant. They've aced the last two of three inspections, and haven't had a critical violations in nearly 3 years.

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  • NBC12's Restaurant Report airs each Thursday night at 11 p.m. and features the health inspection results from restaurants in Richmond, Hanover, Henrico and Chesterfield. Learn more about the Restaurant Report.
    NBC12's Restaurant Report airs each Thursday night at 11 p.m. and features the health inspection results from restaurants in Richmond, Hanover, Henrico and Chesterfield.