Osan Japanese, Chipotle, Jersey Mike's Subs: VA Restaurants 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:

• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 12 Violations At One Place
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Nine Violations At One Place
• 60 Violations At One Place: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: Food Voluntarily Discarded
• 15 Violations At One Place: Ashburn Restaurant Inspections
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Eight Violations At Two Places
• Kingstowne Restaurant Inspections: Chicken Found With Mold
• Vienna Eatery Inspections: Coffee Cups Stored With Clean Dishes
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: Food Voluntarily Discarded
• 15 Violations At One Place: Ashburn Restaurant Inspections
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Eight Violations At Two Places
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 15 Violations At One Place
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 13 Violations Each At Two Places

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