Hit The Spot, Lucia's, IHOP, Glory Days Grill: 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:

• Fredericksburg-Area Restaurants: 87, 51, 45 Violations
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 13 Violations At Two Places
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 19 Violations, Roaches At Eatery
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 14 Violations At One Place
• Burke Restaurant Inspections: Clean Dishes Stored On Floor
• McLean Inspections: Restaurant Cited For Mold In Ice Machine
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 68 Violations At One Place
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: Mice Among 16 Violations
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 18 Violations At Two Places
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 16 Violations At One Place