The Chesterfield Health District inspects Midlothian restaurants and posts reports online, with no letter grades. Complaints: 804-748-1691.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Facts on this page come from the Chesterfield Health District’s Environmental Health and Food Program pages and its food inspection portal.

Restaurants in Midlothian are inspected by the Chesterfield Health District of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), not by the county government. Its environmental health staff permit and inspect restaurants, caterers, markets, food trucks and other food establishments in Chesterfield County, and post the reports online. To file a complaint, call 804-748-1691.

Who to call

How to look up a restaurant

  1. Open the Chesterfield Health District food inspections portal.
  2. Type the restaurant’s name, or a street such as Midlothian Turnpike, Hull Street Road or Robious Road, in the search box. Chains have many locations, so check the address. Midlothian ZIP codes include 23112, 23113 and 23114.
  3. Open the listing to see each inspection by date, then open a report to read what the inspector recorded.

The health district notes there is a delay between an inspection and the report appearing online, so the newest visit may not be posted yet.

How to read a report

  • No grade, no single score. Virginia publishes the inspector’s report, not a letter grade. A report lists what the inspector observed on that visit.
  • One visit, one moment. A report shows conditions during that inspection. A restaurant with several violations on one visit may have none at the next, and the reverse.

We describe inspection results in neutral terms because they carry legal weight. We do not rank restaurants by inspection results.

What the health district covers

The district’s Food Program covers any operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves or vends food directly to the public. That includes restaurants, caterers, markets, institutions, food banks and businesses that hand food to a delivery service. Mobile units, push carts and vending trucks, and temporary food stands at festivals, have their own permits through the same office.

The district’s environmental health section also handles hotels and motels, summer camps, campgrounds, rabies cases, and septic and well permits.

Opening a restaurant

New and remodeled restaurants need plan review and an annual permit from the health district. The application forms, the plan review checklist and the state food regulations are linked from the Food Program page. The district lists a $40 plan review fee and a $40 annual permit fee. Check zoning with the county first; see our building permits and zoning guide.

What this means for you

  • Look up the latest report before you book a caterer for a big event.
  • Report suspected food poisoning promptly through VDH’s online form or by phone, so inspectors can check whether others were affected.
  • At festivals and markets, look for the vendor’s posted health permit.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I see restaurant inspection reports for Midlothian?

On the Chesterfield Health District’s food inspection portal at inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/va-chesterfield. Search by the restaurant’s name or street.

Who inspects restaurants in Midlothian, Virginia?

Environmental health staff of the Chesterfield Health District, part of the Virginia Department of Health, based at 9501 Lucy Corr Circle, Chesterfield. The number is 804-748-1691.

Do Chesterfield County restaurants get a letter grade?

No. Virginia posts the inspector’s report for each visit, listing what was observed. It does not give a letter grade.

How do I complain about a restaurant in Chesterfield County?

Email chesterfield_eh@vdh.virginia.gov or call Environmental Health Services at 804-748-1691. To report a suspected foodborne illness, use VDH’s online foodborne illness report.