Restaurant Watch: Oct. 9-16, 2026
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, 7801 West Broad Street, Suite 10 – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors observed a straw and rag in the bar hand sink; chlorine sanitizer below 25 ppm in the bar dish machine even after priming; stained sauce containers and stickers remaining on food pans and lids stored as clean; a pan of sliced tomatoes with two different date marks; gaps around two exterior doors; small and large flies in the kitchen and bar; a damaged, unused oil tank, broken back door air curtain, torn walk-in cooler gaskets and a flashing light bulb in the walk-in freezer; grease, dried food debris and dust on the dish machine, cookline equipment, ice machine, drink disposal containers, fans and shelves; a hose with a spray nozzle attached to the mat cleaning sink under continuous pressure without appropriate backflow prevention; grease, food debris, spills and standing water on floors, drains, sinks and walls; and a strong urine odor in the men's restroom, with the person in charge reporting that the ventilation system needed maintenance.
Capital Ale House, 4024 Cox Road, Unit A – During a follow-up inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors observed recurring debris buildup inside soda nozzles at both bars; torn gaskets on several cookline refrigeration units and the meat and dairy walk-in cooler, a continuing internal leak in a prep unit, a cracked produce walk-in cooler door, three damaged fry baskets, heavily rusted dry storage racks and a peeling drying rack; a Y-valve attached to the mop sink under continuous pressure without adequate backflow prevention; a continuing water leak beneath the dish machine; and a hole in the wall near the bar walk-in cooler.
Collegiate School—Lower/Centennial Hall, 103 North Mooreland Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors observed shredded mixed cheese at 46 degrees, boiled eggs at 46-47 degrees, shredded mozzarella at 46 degrees and pasta salad at 45 degrees in a small reach-in cooler; roast beef in the walk-in cooler dated Sept. 25; an unlabeled sanitizer spray bottle; a Y-connector on the mop sink without proper backflow prevention; and no covered trash can in the staff bathroom.
Collegiate School—Middle/Upper, 103 North Mooreland Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors observed an employee touching their mouth while preparing pizzas; gray buildup in an ice machine chute in the dining room; unprotected apples displayed in the dining room; a Y-connector on the mop sink without proper backflow prevention; no covered trash can in the staff bathroom; and exposed insulation in the unfinished ceilings of three dry storage rooms.
Davis Elementary School, 8801 Nesslewood Drive – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors found no conveniently located hand sink near the dish machine, requiring employees to cross the kitchen to wash their hands; observed two bottles of pizza sauce without date marks, reportedly filled the previous day, and a pan of food that appeared to be cheesy chicken or potatoes without a date mark, reportedly cooked two days earlier; an out-of-order six-door reach-in cooler with rusted racks and peeling caulking around the dish machine; dirty cooler gaskets, dusty fans and white buildup on the dish machine and surrounding equipment; and direct plumbing connections beneath the three-compartment and prep sinks, with the person in charge reporting that the three-compartment sink did not drain.
Errrthing On A Stick, 3523 Mechanicsville Turnpike – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors found no paper towels at the hand sink; a water hose that was not food safe; and no hot water on the mobile unit.
Freeman High School, 8701 Three Chopt Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors observed quaternary sanitizer at 100 ppm in the three-compartment sink and in a sanitizer bucket beneath the serving line, and at 0 ppm in another bucket, with the sink measuring 0 ppm after being refilled and the sanitizer dispenser failing to deliver an adequate concentration; dried food debris on a can opener blade; a measuring cup with a broken handle being used as a scoop in a rice bin; ice buildup on fan blades, fan guards, the ceiling and floor of the walk-in freezer; a plastic spatula with broken edges; dark mildew on three-door reach-in cooler gaskets; and food splatter inside a cafeteria microwave.
Glowin' Coco & Things, 6935 Lakeside Avenue – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors found no signed employee health policies and no written procedures for cleaning up vomit and diarrhea incidents.
McDonald's, 7118 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors observed employees wearing watches while preparing food; dried food debris inside a reach-in freezer and on its gaskets; a direct plumbing connection at the three-compartment sink; a clogged and dirty floor drain beneath the prep sink; and missing floor tiles beneath drink equipment in the drive-thru area where moisture was collecting.
Ridge Elementary School, 8910 Three Chopt Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 9, inspectors reported no violations.
Chadar Thai, 8030 West Broad Street, Unit A – During a follow-up inspection on Oct. 13, inspectors observed dead cockroaches around the kitchen perimeter, full glue traps and live cockroaches emerging from beneath the cookline and appearing on chest freezers; and dried food debris behind refrigeration units and beneath dry storage shelves, as well as grease buildup behind the cookline.
Crafty Crab, 4995 Nine Mile Road – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 13, inspectors found no paper towels at three of four kitchen hand sinks; observed raw shrimp and lobster tails stored above ready-to-eat sausage and crab legs; dried food debris inside a microwave; and flour used for deep frying without required discard times.
Dragon Treats Dessert Cafe, 1420 North Parham Road, Unit M224B – During a routine inspection on Oct. 13, inspectors reported no violations.
Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings, 11624 West Broad Street – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 13, inspectors found no paper towels at hand sinks near the three-compartment sink and behind the front counter; no soap at the women’s restroom hand sink; and waffles dated Oct. 3 and raw chicken dated Oct. 1 stored in the walk-in cooler beyond their permitted storage periods.
Hot Pot 757, 7502 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 13, inspectors observed cut melon, leafy greens and other foods held under time control at the salad bar without time marks; cooked chicken cooling beneath a prep table at 74 degrees; raw ground tuna thawing in vacuum sealed packaging despite a label instructing removal before thawing; dirty and wet wiping cloths stored on hand sinks and counters; knives stored between prep tables and rice scoops in water at 69 degrees; a cracked blender base and knife handles wrapped in duct tape; missing or broken seals around a kitchen hand sink and the bar three-compartment sink; and heavy grease buildup on hood filters above the middle wok station.
Pelagos VR, 1404 North Parham Road, Suite 225 – During a follow-up inspection on Oct. 14, inspectors observed a deteriorating step leading to the walk-in cooler.
Colonial Trails Elementary School, 12101 Bacova Drive – During a routine inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors reported no violations.
Econo Lodge, 7300 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors found no certified food protection manager; no hand sink in the kitchen, with the nearest hand sink in an adjacent bathroom; pest control chemicals stored beneath a two-compartment sink with dish soap and cleaning utensils; rusted and chipping metal cabinets containing waffle mix and single-service items; signs asking guests to reuse plates, bowls and utensils; and no chlorine sanitizer on site.
Fat Boy's Bar + Grill, 2 West Williamsburg Road – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors observed pink mildew on the ice guard of the bar ice machine.
Glen Allen High School, 10700 Staples Mill Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors reported no violations.
Little Szechuan Restaurant, 10234 Staples Mill Road – During a follow-up inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors observed foil and cardboard lining shelves and floors in the walk-in cooler and freezer; and continuing cleaning needed on shelves, racks, gaskets and in between equipment.
Liu's Kitchen, 11408 West Broad Street – During a follow-up inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors observed dark buildup remaining on the interior shield of the ice machine.
Shoredog Cafe, 435 North Ridge Road, Suite B – During a routine inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors observed the person in charge rinsing an ice scoop in a bar hand sink; cooked sausage patties at 120 degrees beneath a heat lamp; half-and-half at 47 degrees in a self-service carafe on the bar, which an employee said had been refilled about 20 minutes before inspection from a carafe refrigerated overnight; inconsistent consumer advisory markings on menu items, including unnecessary asterisks on fully cooked foods, a missing asterisk for lox and no disclosure for the Boykin Panini containing bistro filet; baristas wearing bracelets and decorative rings; quaternary sanitizer at 100 ppm in a bar sanitizer bucket; rusted kitchen shelves; direct plumbing connections beneath the three-compartment and prep sinks; and cracked and chipped kitchen floor tiles.
TSAoCAA, 6996 Forest Avenue – During a routine inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors observed brown mildew inside an ice machine; and cooking utensils stored in standing water at 74 degrees next to a grill.
Taco Bell, 1330 North Laburnum Avenue – During a routine inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors observed an employee wearing a bracelet; stained cutting boards; grime, dried soda syrup and food debris on kitchen wire racks and refrigeration unit gaskets; liquid pooling beneath a soda machine; and trash and dried syrup inside cabinets beneath the soda machine.
Wingstop, 4091 Concord Creek Place, Suite D – During a routine inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors observed food debris on reach-in cooler door gaskets, including one with a small tear; dirty reach-in freezer gaskets; and dried food debris on green wire storage racks throughout the kitchen.
YaYa's Cook Book, 11674 West Broad Street – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 15, inspectors found no paper towels in the kitchen employee bathroom; observed raw beef stored above ready-to-eat curry sauce; white rice at 81 degrees on the cookline approximately two hours beyond the first cooling stage; chopped lettuce at 49 degrees in a reach-in refrigerator after the cooling period had expired; chicken soup at 115 degrees and chicken broth at 95 degrees in hot holding; octopus at 47 degrees, minced spicy tuna at 45 degrees and raw salmon at 46 degrees in a sushi cooler with an ambient temperature of 50 degrees; prepared foods throughout the walk-in cooler without date marks; residential-use Raid insecticide beneath a kitchen hand sink; and an unlabeled spray bottle containing a blue chemical next to the bar hand sink.
Brazil Tropical Steakhouse, 9035 Quioccasin Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 16, inspectors found no verifiable employee health policy; observed an employee wash dishes while wearing gloves and then handle food without changing gloves or washing hands; a kitchen hand sink whose hot water faucet initially would not operate until the person in charge turned on hot water beneath the sink; pan lids and a mixer bowl stored in hand sinks; raw meats stored above vegetables in a reach-in cooler; green mildew on an ice machine; cooked chicken, pico de gallo and cooked ground beef at 45 degrees in a reach-in cooler; numerous prepared foods without date marks, including watermelon, beans, noodles, meats, ham and opened spaghetti sauce; joint supplements stored next to and above food; unlabeled containers of salt, sugar, flour and condiments, as well as an unlabeled spray bottle reportedly containing water; bowls used as scoops in dry storage containers; a scratched and stained cutting board; direct plumbing connections beneath both three-compartment sinks and the prep sink; damaged floor tiles; a hole in the wall above bakery three-compartment sink; a chipped electrical outlet; damaged sink caulking; and rusted kitchen air vents.
Grove Christian School, 8701 Ridge Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 16, inspectors observed mildew inside an ice machine; and an unlabeled spray bottle containing blue liquid near the dish machine.
Holman Middle School, 600 Concourse Boulevard – During a routine inspection on Oct. 16, inspectors observed two food cans with dented seams in dry storage.
Short Pump Middle School, 4701 Pouncey Tract Road – During a routine inspection on Oct. 16, inspectors reported no violations.
The Answer Brewpub Co, 6008 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 16, inspectors found no handwashing signs at the back bar hand sink or in the men’s restroom; observed unlabeled spray bottles containing cleaners; a kitchen employee wearing a watch; scored and stained cutting boards; a dirty dish machine; dried food debris, grease, dust and grime on prep units, refrigeration unit gaskets, wire racks, bulk container lids, fans, walk-in cooler fan guards, cooking equipment and bar refrigeration units; direct plumbing connections beneath kitchen three-compartment sinks; dried food stains on kitchen walls; stained and dusty ceiling tiles; and greasy hood filters.
Wok N Roll, 7514 West Broad Street – During a routine inspection on Oct. 16, inspectors found no certified food protection manager; observed raw shell eggs stored above cut broccoli in the walk-in cooler; uncovered foods in the walk-in cooler; no chlorine sanitizer test strips; grime around cookline equipment; and dried food debris on bulk storage bin handles.
Yellow Umbrella Provisions, 5001 Libbie Mill East Boulevard, Suite 135 – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 16, inspectors observed raw bacon stored above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler; and prepared foods, including cut lettuce, without labels or date marks.
