Abi's, Cava Mezze, Johnny's NY Pizzeria: 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:

• 53 Violations At One Place: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• 14 Violations At One Place: Loudoun County Restaurant Inspections
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: Food Stored In Restrooms
• Fear The Flying Dead: Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections
• 64 Violations At One Eatery: Manassas Restaurant Inspections
• McLean Restaurant Inspections: Grease Deposits On Cooking Surface
• Kingstowne Restaurant Inspections: Roaches Dead Or Alive
• Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Pizza Hut, Starbucks
• 76 Violations At One Place: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections

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