Silver Spring Restaurant Inspections: Eight Eateries Cited

SILVER SPRING, MD — Do you know how clean your local coffee shop or restaurant is? Find the most recent restaurant and food service inspections in Silver Spring 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. 24 to 31:

McDonald's, 12313 Georgia Ave

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

Abol Ethiopian Cuisine, 8626 Colesville Rd

• No critical violations

Bagelry, 36 Vital Way

• No critical violations

Addisu Market, 8107 Fenton St

• Critical violations corrected
  • Out of compliance:
    • Food from Approved Source (C)
    • Hot Holding Temperature (C)

Zhu's Ocean City Seafood, 8745 Flower Ave

• No critical violations

Max's Cafe and Catering, 2319 University Blvd West

• No critical violations

Lamoon Thai, 902 Thayer Ave

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

Tacos, Tortas & Tequila, 8407 Ramsey Ave

• Critical violations corrected
  • Out of compliance:
    • Food Protected from Contamination (C)
    • Rodent and Insects

Engocha Market, 11406 Georgia Ave

• No critical violations

7-Eleven, 7980 Georgia Ave

• No critical violations

Langano Ethiopian Restaurant, 8305 Georgia Ave

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

Auntie Anne's, 8661 Colesville Rd

• No critical violations

Grill Kabob, 11160 Veirs Mill Rd

• Critical violations corrected
  • No other information provided

El Pollo Rico, 2517 University Blvd West

• No critical violations

Safeway, 10101 New Hampshire Ave

• No critical violations

Sarku Japan, 13509 Connecticut Ave

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

Seabury at Springvale Terrace, 8505 Springvale Rd

• No critical violations

Layhill Center, 3227 Bel Pre Rd

• No critical violations

Ghar-E-Kabob Indian Cuisine, 944 Wayne Ave

• No critical violations

The Brazilian Place, 2418 University Blvd West

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

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

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