The Fire Station 1 Sports Bar & Restaurant
8131 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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
- Passed 2 of 4 graded inspections since 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Hot and cold running water provided, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
- #3 in Silver Spring's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Oct 23, 2026: failed with 1 violation, 1 critical.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Failed Oct 23
Reinspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Hot and cold running water provided
- Perfect Oct 23
Routine Inspection
No violations
- Failed Oct 21
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Cold holding temperature
- Critical Rodents and insects
- Critical Hot and cold running water provided
- Passed Sep 26
Complaint Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Cold holding temperature
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