Sarita's, Pazzo Pomodoro, Noodles & Company: NoVA Eateries Cited

Some signs of a bad restaurant jump right out at you: Foul odors, dirty tables or unkempt employees are all signs that the eatery isn't following proper precautions. 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:

• Fairfax City Restaurant Inspections: 15 Violations At One Place
• Fredericksburg Restaurants: 30-Plus Violations At Two Places
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Pets Birds Contaminate Kitchen
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Complaints Yield No Violations
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 20-Plus Violations At 2 Places
• Burke Restaurant Inspections: Noodles & Company, McDonald's
• Vienna Inspections: One Restaurant Has 16 Violations
• Falls Church Restaurant Inspections: Fruit Fly Problem