Metro Atlanta Restaurant Scores: Newk's, Southern Chic, Pressed

ATLANTA, GA — There are signs of a bad restaurant that are pretty obvious: Nasty smells, grimy tables or unkempt employees are all red flags for a dining spot you want to avoid. But sometimes the problem is harder to spot, such as food stored at improper temperatures or unclean kitchen equipment.

And some commercial kitchens are spotless, with every safety rule followed, and customers well-cared for.

Do you know how clean your local coffee shop, restaurant or school kitchen is? Look through these recent food safety inspections from around the Atlanta area courtesy of Patch. Click on the links below to see details from recent inspection reports for area restaurants.

• Restaurant Inspections: Black Mold In Ice Machine, Dirty Slicer
• Restaurant Inspections: The French Truck, Newk's, Brain Freeze
• Restaurant Inspections: 82, Or B, For El Nopal
• Paulding Inspections: Rust In Kitchen Walk-In Cooler
• Douglas Inspections: Popular Southern Eatery Gets Perfect Score
• Forsyth Inspections: Kitchen Floor In Disrepair, Not Cleanable
• Gwinnett Inspections: Cafe Scores 76 With Improper Food Temps
• Cobb Co. Restaurant Inspections: Buffet, Lounge Fail This Week
• DeKalb Restaurant Scores: Rise And Dine, Pizza Bella, Gyro Gyro
• Atlanta Restaurant Scores: Braves' Grill, Mellow Mushroom
• Gwinnett Inspections: 2 Eateries Fail, Food Stored Under Ice Leak

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