VA Restaurants Cited: Balkan Grill, Pit Stop, Pho Bar, Pazzo Pomodoro

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Some signs of a restaurant with problems are easy to spot: Nasty smells, grimy tables or unkempt employees are all red flags. But sometimes the problem is harder to pin down, such as food stored at improper temperatures or unclean kitchen equipment.

Then there are commercial kitchens that are immaculately clean, surpass all safety standards and dish up delicious food.

Do you know how clean your favorite coffee shop, go-to restaurant or school kitchen is? Look through these recent food safety inspections from around northern Virginia courtesy of Patch.

Click on the links below to see recent inspection reports for area restaurants:

• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Tacos Don Juan, Zaffron, Potbelly
• Manassas Health Inspections: Papa John's, Subway
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Cafe Hyderabad, Chopsticks House
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 42 Violations At 1 Facility
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Arby's, Hangry Joe's
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Roaches Found At Steakhouse
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Pho Bar, Mochinut, La Chochita Grill
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Los Toltecos Bar & Grill, The Pit Stop
• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: TGI Friday's, Balkan Grill
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Rodent-Like Feces At A School
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Sushi Yoshi, Paisano's Pizza

"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 Fairfax County Health Department continues to publish restaurant inspection reports after relaunching them online this summer. The new system is part of Fairfax County's switch to the online PLUS platform.

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