From March 2-8, the state health department inspected a few restaurants in the Annandale area. For prior restaurant inspection reports, click here.

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. Inspectors 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.

"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."

Below, find the latest restaurant inspection from the Virginia Department of Health. These inspections reflect visits from inspectors during the last few weeks. Some of the violations were corrected immediately during the recent inspections.

The full reports can be accessed on the health department's website.

Little Caesars in Kmart
4251A John Marr Drive
Date of inspection: March 8
Non-critical: There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Water from the handwashing sinks was measured at a temperature less than 100 degrees.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Food items that are not easily identified by appearance were observed without a label.

McDonald’s
7600 Little River Turnpike
Date of inspection: March 8
Non-critical: Water from the handwashing sink at center cooking area was measured at a temperature less than 100 degrees.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Observed that sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.

Casa D’Mama Pizzeria
7406-B Little River Turnpike
Date of inspection: March 5
Critical (corrected during inspection): Observed unwrapped or uncovered food in the walk-in cooler where the food is subject to contamination.
Critical: Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food that is prepared on site is not used or discarded within 24 hours of preparation and was not observed to be date marked.
Non-critical (corrected during inspection): Wet wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces were observed stored on the counter.
Non-critical: The door gaskets of the freezer chest near the fryer are damaged.
Non-critical: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the walls by the preparation stations were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris.
Non-critical: Observed that the kitchen is in need of cleaning.

Little Caesars
7436 Little River Turnpike
Date of inspection: March 5
Non-critical: The following items are intended for household use only and are not approved for use in a commercial food establishment: Maytag household freezer.