VA Restaurants Cited: Sabor Latino, Battlefield, Blackfinn Ameripub

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:

• Manassas Health Inspections: 50 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 17 Violations At 1 Facility
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Skye's Bistro, Firebirds
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Moldy Strawberries, Roach, Flies
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 24 Violations At 1 Facility
• Manassas Health Inspections: Mission BBQ, Pupuseria Dona Azucena
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Wild Wood Pizza, Wendy's
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Pizza Bolis, Buffalo Wing Factory
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Dead Pests Inside A Drain
• Manassas Health Inspections: 12 Violations At 1 Facility
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Armetta's Pizzeria, Burger King
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Sabor Latino, Georgetown Cafe

"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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