Silver Spring Restaurants Cited: Grill Kabob, Blue Pearl

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 Oct. 25-Nov. 1:

Ledo Pizza Restaurant, 3850 International Dr

• No critical violations

Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Rd

• No critical violations

Gourmet Inspirations, 2646 University Blvd W

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

Giant Food, 3860 International Dr

• No critical violations

Subway, 3806 International Dr

• No critical violations

Blue Pearl Buffet & Grill, 8661 Colesville Rd

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

Homewood Suites by Hilton Silver Spring, 8728 Colesville Rd

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

New Hampshire Estates Elementary Schools, 8720 Carroll Ave

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

29 Mart, 10755 Colesville Rd

• No critical violations

The Brazilian Place, 2418 University Blvd W

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

Jenny's Express, 2571 Ennalls Ave

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

James Hubert Blake High School, 300 Norwood Rd

• No critical violations

Grill Kabob, 11160 Veirs Mill Rd

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

Parkway Deli & Restaurant, 8317 Grubb Rd

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

Tastee Ice Cream, 11160 Veirs Mill Rd

• No critical violations

Hampton Inn Silver Spring, 8728 Colesville Rd

• No critical violations

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