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 were from Jan. 9 to 16:

Besta Pizza, 4707 Chase Ave.

• No critical violations

Starbucks Coffee, 4520 East-West Highway

• No critical violations

Sprout Cafe, 4340 East-West Highway

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

Farm Market/Chocolates & Beyond, 7155 Wisconsin Ave.

• No critical violations

Bethesda Gourmet, 4350 East-West Highway

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

Farm Market/Barbara Johnson, 7155 Wisconsin Ave.

• No critical violations

Ace Sushi at Giant Food, 7142 Arlington Rd.

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

Farm Market/Stacey Hall Reddick, 7155 Wisconsin Ave.

• No critical violations

Giant Food, 7142 Arlington Rd.

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

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

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