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 March 14 - 21:

La Panetteria Restaurant, 4921 Cordell Ave

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

Trader Joe's, 6831 Wisconsin Ave

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

Shangrila, 7345-A Wisconsin Ave

• No critical violations

Panda Express, 7101 Democracy Blvd

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

Fuse Taco, 4903 Cordell Ave

• No critical violations

Yirasai Sushi Cafe, 5110 Ridgefield Rd

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

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