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Restaurant inspections in Virginia
Who inspects, where the record lives, what the public actually sees, and whether it has to be posted on the door. Every line below links to the government source it came from.
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Who inspects
Statewide agency operating through its own local health districts: the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Food Safety program, staffed by Environmental Health Specialists in each health district; the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services covers retail food stores Agency page
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What the public sees
A narrative violation list (critical and non-critical violations) with permit status; no letter grade or posted score. Source
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Posting the result
Required to be posted. Establishments must post a customer notice, conspicuous to customers, stating that a copy of the most recent VDH inspection report is available on request and giving the inspection website; no grade or score is posted. Rule
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Food code in force
2017 FDA Food Code. The FDA Food Code is a model, not a federal mandate — each state decides which edition to adopt and how far to amend it.
| Where to search | Coverage |
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| Virginia centralized health inspection results | Statewide |
If you run the restaurant
The record is public either way. The useful move is to read it before a customer does.
Pull your own record
Search yourself in the lookup above and read every line of the last three reports. Repeat violations are what escalate.
Work the ten risk factors
Most citations trace back to the same ten practices the FDA measures nationally. Run the ten-minute self-check.
Fix, document, re-inspect
Dated photos and a written correction log are what a re-inspection rewards. What to do after a bad inspection.
Other states
Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming · Alabama · Alaska — or see all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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