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Rat & Mouse Poop, Mold On Ice Machine, No Health Permits Close Restaurants

7:47 AM, May 17, 2013

A well known restaurant operating with an expired business license, another without a health permit, and then there are the mold and rodent issues.

Baby In Kitchen Among Restaurant Violation Closures

1:42 PM, May 16, 2013

A baby in a Chinese restaurant kitchen, a convenience store and Waterfront grill operating without water, a DC liquor and food store operating with a vermin infestation and a U. St. restaurant operating without hot water are all in this week's restaurant inspection closure report.

DC Bakery Caught On Camera Ignoring Health Closure

11:43 PM, May 9, 2013

Video shows angry workers at the bakery ordering our cameras out after we record shelves filled with baked goods.

Subway Rats, Capitol Hill Mice, and Persian Violations

6:43 AM, Apr 26, 2013

 Live rats at a Subway restaurant, mice and roaches at a white tablecloth spot on Capitol Hill, and multiple violations at a Persian restaurant in Virginia - all violations cited by health inspectors - led to closures of restaurants in Virginia, Maryland, and the District.

Tonight: Roaches & Mice At White Tablecloth Hill Spot

4:57 PM, Apr 25, 2013

Watch Thursday at 11 pm:  Mice at a white table cloth Capitol Hill restaurant, rats at a Subway restaurant, and misc. sanitation violations at a Persian restaurant in Virginia included in this week's food alert.

Pizza Hut Sewage, Rats Near Sushi Close Restaurants

7:32 PM, Apr 22, 2013

Bethesda Cookie Store's Franchise Lost Due To Mice

11:32 PM, Apr 11, 2013

The national president of Cookies by Design says the company has revoked the franchise agreement with its Bethesda location - and ordered it permanently closed - after WUSA9 reported on a mice infestation inside the store's kitchen.

Georgetown Whole Foods Closed By Health Department

6:35 PM, Apr 9, 2013

A Whole Foods In NW DC was ordered closed due to an "imminent health hazard" by the DC health inspectors Tuesday afternoon.

Obama's D.C. Bistro Choice Closed For Sanitation

11:27 PM, Apr 4, 2013

Contact Health Depts About Restaurant & Food Risks

4:22 PM, Apr 4, 2013

If you identify a health risk at a restaurant, grocery store or other food establishment, a complaint to your local health department would likely result in an official inspection within 48 hours.

Mice In Bethesda Cookie Boutique & Other Closures

7:52 AM, Mar 29, 2013

Inspectors closed Cookies by Design on Cordell Ave. in Bethesda, Ren's Ramen on Amherst in Wheaton, and Skip Liquors on 61 St. NE.

'Swagger-jacking' Bistro Among Rodent Closures

10:40 AM, Mar 8, 2013

Rodents close a popular U Street Corridor bistro and a Prince George's County grocery, while sewage closes an Arlington deli in this week's WUSA9 Food Alert.

BGR, Dunkin Donuts Among Restaurant Closures

9:14 AM, Mar 1, 2013

This week's WUSA9 Food Alert on restaurant inspection suspensions includes a popular Arlington burger bistro, a national doughnut chain and violations ranging from rat feces to sewage and stores operating without the required staffer trained in food safety.

Food At Unsafe Temperatures, Food Managers Missing At Local Restaurants

9:10 AM, Feb 21, 2013

Ever wonder what's lurking inside those popular buffet? How long has the food been there and is it safe? We found problems that experts say could make you sick.

Search Violations At Your Favorite Restaurant Online

7:00 PM, Feb 19, 2013

You can now search for restaurant violations at your favorite Montgomery County restaurant in a new database similar to established sites in the District and Virginia.

Rats, Sewage, Out of Date Sandwiches In Food Alert Suspensions

1:11 AM, Feb 14, 2013

Inspectors suspended a restaurant that critics consider one of Washington's best, a restaurant popular with tourists and a deli.

Birds, Rats, Roaches, Mice Close Dean & Deluca

12:48 AM, Feb 8, 2013

DC Health officials say they have ordered a sanitation violation closure for high-end Georgetown grocer Dean & Deluca.

Health Risks At Subway & Manager Flees From Questions

6:59 PM, Feb 1, 2013

A Subway manager ordered our Food Alert crew out of his Adams Morgan restaurant - and speed walked out himself - when we asked questions about potentially risky operating conditions.

That Subway, a second Subway shop in Hyattsville, an iconic Howard University neighborhood restaurant and an independent Bethesda sandwich shop were closed for violations experts say put customers at risk of potentially serious illness.

Thursdays 11 PM, WUSA9: Subway Sanitation Closures, Others

5:08 PM, Jan 31, 2013

At 11:00 p.m. WUSA9's weekly Thursday night Food Alert segment will include health violations that close an iconic Shaw neighborhood restaurant,  two Subways, and a Bethesda sandwich shop.

Thursdays at 11 PM: Restaurant Inspections

12:17 PM, Jan 31, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9) - At 11:00 p.m. WUSA9's weekly Thursday night Food Alert segment will include health violations that close an iconic Shaw neighborhood restaurant, two Subways, and a Bethesda sandwich shop. To know about restaurant closures first, follow @russptacek on Twitter or Facebook. You can also see preliminary details about each closure from this week's report by clicking through our photo gallery. See violations in your neighborhood? Below is a link to a list of contact information where you can complain to health inspectors. http://www.wusa9.com/news/nation-world/article/239623/381/Contact-Health-Depts-About-Restaurant--Food-Risks If your tip to health inspectors leads to a closure, we'll follow up with our cameras.

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