VA Restaurants Cited: Silver Diner, Famous Toastery, Bar Louie, Sheetz

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Some problem signs at a restaurant are easy to spot: Nasty smells, grimy tables or unkempt employees are all red flags. But sometimes the issue 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:

• Manassas Health Inspections: Little Caesars, Jersey Mike's
• Insects Found On Kitchen Floor: Woodbridge Health Inspections
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Downtown Saloon, King Street Oyster Bar
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Quickway Japanese Hibachi, Burger 7
• Ashburn Health Inspections: IHOP, Phonomenal, Saffron House Of Kabob
• Rodent Droppings Citation: Falls Church Restaurant Inspections
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Hibachi Grill, Great Wall Restaurant
• Manassas Health Inspections: Bar Louie, TGI Fridays
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: El Estribo, Silver Diner

"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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