They're your favorite TV chefs. Chef's like Gordon Ramsay, Emeril Lagasse and Bobby Flay. They entertain us with their catch phrases and mouth watering meals, but did you ever wonder how clean their kitchens really are?

To find out INSIDE EDITION poured through hundreds of pages of inspection reports from the restaurants of some of the biggest chefs on TV. While some of their kitchens were spotless, others were cited for serious health code violations that could make you sick.

At the ritzy Emeril's in Miami Beach, health inspectors cited the restaurant for 13 critical violations on its most recent inspection.

Mark Garrison runs the website healthinspections.com. He and his team analyzed the inspection reports INSIDE EDITION obtained. "What INSIDE EDITION found was that some of these restaurants had a history of problems on inspection after inspection."

In 2006 chef Bobby Flay, the famous grill master, taught INSIDE EDITION's Les Trent a few of his BBQ secrets on the set of his show. Since then his popularity has continued to sizzle.

However, his critically acclaimed restaurant Bar Americain, in New York City barely passed its most recent inspection report with a hefty 27 violation points. The facility was also cited for evidence of insects and not being vermin proof.

Gordon Ramsay is known best for his foul mouth and short-temper on the hit show Hell's Kitchen. But at his resort restaurant Cielo in Boca Raton, Florida, Chef Ramsay would undoubtedly have had a few choice words for the employees there who were cited for touching ready-to-eat foods with bare hands and not washing their hands after touching a bare body part.

According to Garrison, "Hand washing violations are the number one cause of food borne illness in restaurants. You make customers sick when you don't wash your hands."

Recognized for his skills as a cook as well as his good looks, Todd English has competed against culinary wizards from around the country on the hit show Iron Chef.

Although Figs, one of his signature restaurants located in Boston's historic Beacon Hill, passed its most recent inspection, it failed twice in the past nine months, including one report with a whopping 43 violations last August.

INSIDE EDITION producers found a plastic wrapper inside a warm bacon and spinach salad when dining at the restaurant. 

A spokesperson for Todd English said, "We work within the guidelines established by the city of Boston to immediately address any areas of concern in a timely manner."

The renowned bistro chef Laurent Tourondel has also dazzled audiences on Iron Chef. However, his prominent seafood eatery BLT Fish in Manhattan received 20 violation points on its last inspection, including five critical for evidence of insects and conditions conducive to vermin.

INSIDE EDITION decided to take our cameras by at night to see if any uninvited guests turned up searching for a late night meal. On two separate occasions, it didn't take long to see mice running on the dining room floor.

Representatives from BLT Restaurant Group said they "have been vigilant regarding such issues" and we're "as surprised as anyone by the video."

Food expert Mark Garrison concluded, "It's not impossible to keep a clean, safe kitchen and the customers deserve it."

In response to INSIDE EDITION's report, Emeril Lagasse's corporate office sent a statement saying, "Food safety and sanitation is our top priority...As with most restaurants, violations do occur from time to time; however, we make every effort to correct them while the inspector is present, or as soon as possible thereafter."

Both Gordon Ramsay and Bobby Flay had no comment.


For more information on Food Expert Mark Garrison's website, visit healthinspections.com.