Restaurant Inspections: 4 Restaurants Checked

In Virginia, restaurant inspection reports aren't quite as simple as getting a letter grade or an easy-to-see number rating to post in the front window.

That said, we all want to know how our favorite restaurants stack up on cleanliness and sanitation.

In Fairfax County, inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health grade restaurants based on critical and non-critical violations.

A "critical violation" is one that "poses a direct or immediate threat to the safety of the food being served." Non-critical violations are generally related to cleaning or maintenance.

• Learn more about the differences between critical and a non-critical violations here, as well as the differences between types of inspections.

"Ideally, an operation would have no critical violations, or none which are not corrected immediately and not repeated. In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," according to Virginia Department of Health's website.

The site continues: "Keep in mind that any inspection report is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. On any given day, a restaurant could have fewer or more violations than noted in the report. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long term cleanliness of an establishment."

Since our last round-up, the following McLean restaurants have been inspected by the Virginia Department of Health. The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

How this works: Click on the date or on 'see details here' to get the detailed report of inspection violations for each restaurant listed below. These are the most recent reports available for restaurants in the greater McLean and Tysons Corner areas.

Coastal Flats, 7860-L Tyson's Corner Center, April 4

Three critical violations, two corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

Auntie Anne's Kiosk, 7955 Tysons Corner Center, April 2

No violations

See the full report here.

Chics N Wings, 8119 Watson St., April 2

One critical, three non-critical violations, four corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.

Panache Restaurant and Lounge, 1753 Pinnacle Drive, March 22

Four critical violations, seven non-critical violations, eight corrected during inspection.

See the full report here.