Silver Diner, CJ's Steak & Ale, Osaka: NoVA Restaurant Scores

Sometimes a bad restaurant is easy enough to spot and avoid: Nasty smells, dirty tables or unkempt employees can all be red flags of kitchen problems. But sometimes the problem is more difficult to see, 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:

• Live Roaches In Kitchen: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 26 Violations At One Place
• 14 Violations At One Place: Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 15 Violations At One Place
• Violations At McLean Restaurants: 60-Degree Milk

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