VA Restaurants Cited: Flippin' Pizza, Skrimp Shack, Lee's Thai Food

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: Wingstop
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 22 Violations at One Facility
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Plaza Azteca, MacDowell Brew Kitchen
• Ashburn Health Inspections: California Tortilla, Mission BBQ
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Robiolina, El Rodeo, Sam's Pizza
• Falls Church Restaurant Inspections: Flippin Pizza, Happy Lamb Hot Pot
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Leitch Park Concessions
• Manassas Health Inspections: Shahi Kabob Palace, Hunan Star
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Best Western, Lansdowne Kitchen
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Thai By Thai, China Gourmet Inn
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Kickback Jack's, Warrior Coffee

"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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