Bethesda restaurant shut down by Montgomery County health department (Photos)

Bistro LaZeez, located at 8009 Norfolk Avenue in Bethesda, has been shut down by the Montgomery County health department. The restaurant has been closed for at least a week, but an official County notice appeared on the front of the building yesterday, forbidding Bistro LaZeez from serving food or beverages until further notice. It is dated February 8, 2018.

While health inspection records show inspectors found "critical violations" of the County health code inside the restaurant last fall, they also show that those violations had been corrected. There is no indication of why the restaurant has been closed recently, nor what the health department's reason was for now shutting it down.

COOKIES BY DESIGN HAS CLOSED IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

There goes another Bethesda small business.

After 17 years, Cookies by Design at 4913 Cordell Avenue has closed permanently.

The store received negative publicity on television and in newspapers last month, when it was briefly closed by county health inspectors, who reported finding mice and roaches.

Although the shop passed a second inspection, it has now closed by the owner's accord.