VA Restaurants Cited: Crafty Crab, Firehouse Subs, Johnny Rays, Joe's

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:

• Falls Church Restaurant Inspections: 19 Violations At 1 Place
• Manassas Health Inspections: 36 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Joe's Place, Kleber's Restaurant
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Green Tree Tavern, Patma Thai Kitchen
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Cockroaches, Dirty Ice Machines
• Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: 18 Violations, Roach Violation
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Lotus Garden, PizzaRoni
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Taqueria El Tony
• Manassas Health Inspections: 15 Violations At Elementary Schools
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Pattie Party, Halftime
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Fruit Flies, Dozens Of Dead Roaches
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Garnjana Thai, Vocelli Pizza
• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: Bread & Water, Balkan Grill

"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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