Tropical Smoothie, Five Guys, Poongnyon: Restaurant Violations

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:

• Live Roach Spotted: Burke/Springfield Restaurant Inspections
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Grease Spill On Ground
• Famous Cafe Slammed: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• 16 Violations At One Place: Prince William Restaurant Inspections
• Attention Military Folks: Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections
• 13 Violations At One Place: Loudoun County Restaurant Inspections

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