Cava Mezze Grill, La Fe Bakery, Chef Lin's: NoVA Eateries Cited

Some signs of 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:

• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 23 Violations At One Place
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 12 Violations At One Place
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 9 Violations At Two Places
• 2 McLean Restaurants Cited For Mold In Health Inspections
• Kingstowne Restaurant Cited For 10 Violations During Inspection
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 23 Violations At One Place
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 9 Violations At Two Places
• Vienna Restaurant Cited For 10 Violations During Inspection
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: BK, Hibachi Grill, Food Trucks