Founding Farmers, Allman's Bar-B-Q, IHOP: Restaurant Violations

Some warning signs of a bad restaurant are obvious to diners: 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 spotless, surpass all safety standards and dish up delicious food.

Do you know how clean your local coffee shop, 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.

• McLean Restaurant Violations: Toothbrush Next To Clean Silverware
• 44 Violations At One Place: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• Loudoun County Restaurant Inspections: Scruffy's, Fractured Prune
• Local Landmark Hit Hard: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• 10 Violations Include Mice Poop: Loudoun Restaurant Inspections
• Handling Chicken Without Gloves: Burke/Springfield Inspections
• Kingstowne-Rose Hill Inspections: 12 Violations At One Restaurant

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