NoVA Restaurants Cited: Cava Mezze, King Pollo, Kobe Steakhouse

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — 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:

• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At Seven Locations
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Dead Roaches, Mouse Droppings
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 29 Locations
• Arlington Restaurant Inspections: 61 Violations At 22 Locations
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Juice Shop Shut Down
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 14 Restaurants With Violations
• Prince William Restaurant Inspections: 2 Violations At 1 Location
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Truck Tires In A Cafe

"In our experience, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation can routinely avoid any violations," according to Virginia Department of Health's website.

(Editor's note: The Virginia Department of Health launched a new restaurant inspections database last year. When Patch was notified, some local officials cautioned that errors and incomplete inspections are possible. Should you see an error, please bring it to our attention so we can confirm with local officials and correct this report.)

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