Nando's Peri Peri, Ambrosia, Ruth's Chris: NoVA Eateries Cited

Some signs of a restaurant with problems 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: Two Burger Chains Flunk
• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 25 Violations At One Place
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Nine Violations At One Place
• 13 Violations At One Place: Leesburg Restaurant Inspections
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Raw Meat Handling Violation
• 29 Violations At One Place: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• 11 Violations At One Place: Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 26 Violations At One Place
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Nine Violations At One Place
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 26 Violations At One Place
• Burke Restaurant Inspections: 10 Violations At 1 Place
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 51 Violations At One Place
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: Natta Thai, Manhattan Bagel
• Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Dead Insects In Multiple Areas
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: 11 Violations At One Place
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 15 Violations At One Place
• Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Grease Deposits Found

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