NoVA Restaurants Cited: SOCCi, Smoked, Aroma, Meadow Event Park

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Some signs of a restaurant with problems are easy to see: 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 food truck, 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:

• Arlington Restaurant Inspections: 223 Violations At 64 Locations
• Woodbridge Restaurant Inspections: Violation At Elementary School
• Manassas Restaurant Inspections: 11 Violations At 4 Locations
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 11 Locations
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 25 Locations With Violations
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At Food Trucks

"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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