VA Restaurants Cited: China One, MOD Pizza, Green Olive Buffet, CAVA

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: Ruby Tuesday, Lake Ridge Pizzeria
• Manassas Health Inspections: Roy Rogers, Blue Ridge Seafood
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Outback Steakhouse, Hunan Cafe
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Dead Roaches, Live Flies
• Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Rat Droppings Found In Basement
• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: Dead Mouse Trapped Under Sink
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Viet Aroma, MOD 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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