NoVA Restaurants Cited: Jaleo, Mele Bistro, Dunkin', Grill Kabob

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:

• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 10 Locations
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 7 Locations
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Live Roaches, Mouse Droppings
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 9 Locations
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 8 Violations At 2 Places
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 3 Violations At 2 Places
• Live Roaches In Restaurant's Kitchen: Leesburg Health Inspections
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Violations At Nine Locations
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: One Temporary Shutdown
• Arlington Restaurant Inspections: 115 Violations At 36 Locations
• Ashburn Area Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 27 Locations
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 5 Locations
• Arlington Restaurant Inspections: 109 Violations At 27 Locations
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Dead Bugs At KFC, Popeye's

"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.

(Editor's note: The Virginia Department of Health launched a new restaurant inspections database last year. When Patch was notified, some local officials cautioned that errors and incomplete inspections are possible. Should you see an error, please bring it to our attention so we can confirm with local officials and correct this report.)

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