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 27 - April 2:

Puree Artisan Juice Bar, 4903 Elm Street

• No critical violations

Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine, 4921 Bethesda Ave

• No critical violations

Radnor Center (Potomac Elementary School), 7000 Radnor Rd

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

CVS Pharmacy, 4601 Sangamore Rd

• No critical violations

Pieology, 4922 Elm St

• No critical violations

Bobby's Burger Palace, 7101 Democracy Blvd

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

Ledo Pizza, 10301 Westlake Dr

• Critical violations corrected
  • Out of compliance:
    • Proper Hand Washing (C)

Balducci's, 10323 Old Georgetown Rd

• No critical violations

La Panetteria Restaurant, 4921 Cordell Ave

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

Burning Tree Club, 8600 Burdette Rd

• No critical violations

Cafe X-Press, 8000 Norfolk Ave

• No critical violations

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