VA Restaurants Cited: Via Veneto, Quickfire Hibachi, Golden Buffet

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:

• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Dead Roaches, Moldy Strawberries
• Manassas Health Inspections: Three Monkeys Pub, Panda Cafe
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Red Bar Sushi, Schmidt's Barbecue
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Passion Fin, Pizza 360
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: La Delizia Pizza, Subway
• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: Eatery's Violations Include Insects
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Vocelli Pizza, Sunflower Vegetarian
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: 25 Violations At 1 Facility
• Route 1 Restaurant Inspections: Live Insects In Paper Towel Dispenser
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Guapo's, Brother's Pizza
• Manassas Health Inspections: Foster's Grille, Tejanos Cantina
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Bia Kitchen, GOGI92 KBBQ
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Violations At 31 Facilities
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: Rodent Droppings, Bugs In Glue Trap
• Greater Alexandria Restaurants Open Christmas Day, Christmas Eve 2022
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Moldy Ice Bin, Live Roaches, Dead Flies
• Leesburg Health Inspections: 1836 Kitchen, Magnolias At The Mill
• Manassas Health Inspections: Duck Donuts, Smoothie King

"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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