Brown Bag

1 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814

Passed re-check · Dec 12, 2025 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Dec 12, 2025: passed with no violations.
  • Passed 3 of 4 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Keeps coming up: Cold holding temperature, cited 2 times.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Dec 12

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Passed Dec 8

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Rodents and insects
    • Critical Cold holding temperature
  4. Passed Jun 4

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Jun 3

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Cold holding temperature

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