Passion Fin, Globe & Laurel, Chop't: NoVA Restaurants Cited

Some clues to a bad restaurant 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:

• 45 Violations During One Visit: Restaurant Inspections
• Loudoun County Restaurant Inspections: 12 Violations At One Place
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: Moldy Shredded Cheese
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: BK, Two Brothers, La Petite
• 52 Violations In Three Visits: Manassas Restaurant Inspections
• Kingstowne Restaurant Inspections: Handwashing Without Soap
• Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Cockroaches Cited
• Vienna Restaurant Violations: Live Roach Found
• 11 Violations At Famous Chain: Fredericksburg Area Restaurants
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: Food Stored In Restrooms
• Loudoun County Restaurant Inspection: Flies In The Kitchen

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