Restaurant Inspections: Londontowne Elementary, Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Firehouse Subs

You may want to know how area restaurants performed in their last Virginia Department of Health inspection.

Restaurants in the Commonwealth are inspected between one and four times a year. There are two types of violations: Critical and non-critical. What's the difference? Critical violations, unless corrected, can contribute to "food contamination, illness or environmental degradation," according to the state health department.

"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."

Londontowne Elementary School in Centreville—1 critical violation

Italian Gourmet Deli, 4300 Chantilly Shopping Center in Chantilly—4 critical violations

Baja Fresh 13940 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in Chantilly—0 critical violations

Tropical Smoothie 14220B Centreville Square in Centreville—0 critical violations 

Centreville High School 6001 Union Mill Road in Clifton—0 critical violations

Noodles & Company, 13598 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in Chantilly—1 critical violation

Firehouse Subs 13815 Metrotech Drive in Chantilly—0 critical violations 

Subway 5047 Westfields Blvd in Centreville—0 critical violation

Subway 14159 Saint Germain Dr. in Centreville—2 critical violations

Ormond Stone Intermediate School 5500 Sully Park Dr. in Centreville—0 critical violations