VA Restaurants Cited: Matchbox One, Peet's, Giovanni's NY Pizza

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 Restaurant Inspections: All About Burger, Domino's
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Kobe Steakhouse, Loudoun Kitchen And Bar
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Papa Johns, Kiddie Academy
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Mediterranean Breeze, Popeyes
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Sewage Back Up Leads To Closure
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 27 Violations At 1 Facility
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 5 Facilities
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Live Cockroaches In Kitchen
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 26 Facilities
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: 21 Violations At One Restaurant

"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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