Iron Chef House, Silver Diner, Cafe Deluxe, Masa: 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 out of view and 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: 37 Violations At One Place
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 14 Violations At One Place
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Eatery Cleared After Complaint
• Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Soiled Ice Chute
• McLean Restaurant Inspections: 7 Violations At 1 Place
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 16 Violations At One Place
• Burke Restaurant Inspections: Raw Meats Stored Over Each Other
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 25 Violations At 1 Eatery
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Roaches, Mice And Complaints
• Fairfax City Restaurants: Roaches Among 18 Violations At Eatery
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Puppy Runs Amok Among Diners
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 21 and 19 Violations At 2 Places
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 61 Violations At One Place