VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Several restaurants in Virginia Beach and Norfolk had their food permits suspended after the Virginia Department of Health conducted complaint inspections over the weekend.
According to a spokesperson from VDH, three restaurants in Norfolk and two in Virginia Beach were found to have violated the state’s safety guidelines and ultimately had their food permits suspended.
The restaurants in Norfolk were:
- Mack’s Barge on Colley Avenue
- The Living Room near Military Circle Mall on North Military Highway
- Chicho’s Backstage Cafe on Granby Street
In Virginia Beach, the two restaurants were:
- The Boxx on Atlantic Avenue
- Central @ Shore on Red Tide Road
State health officials found issues regarding social distancing guidelines from the Norfolk restaurants regarding bar seating and crowding, while the Virginia Beach restaurants had problems with social distancing and employees not wearing masks.
So far, the Virginia Department of Health has received about 1,700 complaints so far from citizens reporting violations of Virginia’s phase 3 coronavirus guidelines in Virginia Beach.
The news comes about a week after the Virginia Department of Health launched an online system to report violations of face coverings and select phase 3 restrictions.
It is unknown when the closed restaurants would reopen.
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