Bethesda Restaurant Inspections: Four Eateries Cited

BETHESDA, MD — Do you know how clean your local coffee shop or restaurant is? Find the most recent restaurant and food service inspections in Bethesda and elsewhere in Montgomery County, performed by the Licensure and Regulatory Office at Health and Human Services.

Two types of inspections are done: comprehensive inspections evaluate the sanitation, maintenance and food service operations of the facility; and monitoring inspections involve checking the food service operation for critical food temperatures, equipment temperatures and general food handling, cleanliness practices.

County inspectors check kitchens in churches, schools, pool houses and golf clubs. They also monitor the cleanliness of snack bars, kiosks inside grocery stores, hotel kitchens, bakeries and bars.

These inspections are from Dec. 20 to 27:

American Tap Room, 7278 Woodmont Ave

• No critical violations

Joe & The Juice, 7263 Woodmont Ave

• No critical violations

Paul, 4760 Bethesda Ave

• Critical violations corrected
  • Out of compliance:
    • Food Protected From Contamination (C)

Bethesda Bagels, 4819 Bethesda Ave

• Critical violations corrected
  • Out of compliance:
    • Food Protected From Contamination (C)
    • Cold Holding Temperature (C)
    • Hot Holding Temperature (C)
    • Rodent and Insects

Chipotle Mexican Grill, 7600 Old Georgetown Rd

• No critical violations

&pizza, 7614 Old Georgetown Rd

• Critical violations corrected
  • Out of compliance:
    • Cold Holding Temperature (C)

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 4301 East-West Highway

• No critical violations

Le Pain Quotidien, 7140 Bethesda Ln

• No critical violations

Uptown Piedmont, LLC, 6720-A Rockledge Dr

• Critical violations corrected
  • Out of compliance:
    • Cold Holding Temperature (C)
    • Hot Holding Temperature (C)
    • Rodent and Insects

Search for any establishment's inspection score on the Montgomery County website.

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