Dead Mouse, Mouse Droppings, Flying Insects: VA Restaurants Cited

VIRGINIA — Some signs of a restaurant with problems are easy to spot: Weird smells, crawling insects or unkempt employees are all red flags. But sometimes the problem is harder to pin down, such as food stored at improper temperatures, unclean kitchen equipment, or insufficient handwashing.

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 and Fredericksburg, courtesy of Patch.

Click on the links below to see recent inspection reports for area restaurants:

• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: Chipotle, Domino's
• Leesburg Health Inspections: Nacho Macho, Rodeo's
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Dead Mouse, Mouse Droppings
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: 26 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Several Eateries With 10+ Violations
• Fredericksburg Health Inspections: 24 Violations At 1 Restaurant
• Ashburn Health Inspections: Saffron House Of Kabob, Taste Of Vietnam
• Leesburg Health Inspections: James Cafe, Wei's Garden
• Manassas Health Inspections: Sonic, KFC
• Woodbridge Health Inspections: Tropical Smoothie, Freedom High School

"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.