Dead Roaches, Black Mold Residue: VA Restaurants Cited

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

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 and Fredericksburg, courtesy of Patch.

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

• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: Kung Fu Tea, Bread & Water Company
• Manassas Health Inspections: 10 Violations At Hotel
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Hotels, Food Trucks
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Dead Roaches Found In Cooler
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Raw Meat Stored In Plastic Grocery Bags
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Kitchens Need 'Thorough' Cleaning
• Falls Church Restaurant Inspections: Liberty Barbecue, Chasin Tails

"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 Virginia Department of Health only recommends restaurants have their permits suspended when "the continued operation of the foodservice presents a substantial and imminent threat to the public health.