image Food Establishment Inspection Report
Pursuant to Title 25-A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 		image
Health Regulation & Licensing Administration  •  Office of Food, Drug, Radiation, and Community Hygiene  •  2201 Shannon Place, SE - 2nd Floor  •  Washington, DC 20020
http://doh.dc.gov/service/food-safety      email: food.safety@dc.gov
Establishment Name  MARY GRAYDON CENTER @ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Address  4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW
City/State/Zip Code  WASHINGTON, DC 20007
Telephone
 
 E-mail address  GERALD.HUTCHINS@COMPASS-USA.COM
Date of Inspection
 09
/
 21
/
 2022
    Time In
 03
:
 45
PM     Time Out
 05
:
 25
PM  
License Holder  COMPASS GROUP USA INC
License/Customer No.  93130XXXX-20000038
License Period
 12 
/
 01 
/
 2021 
 - 
 11 
/
 30 
/
 2023 
 Type of Inspection
 Complaint
Establishment Type:  Restaurant Total
    Risk Category 1
 
 2
 
 3
 
 4
 
 5
 
 
Priority Violations  1 COS  0 R  0
Priority Foundation Violations  5 COS  0 R  0
Core Violations  3 COS  0 R  0
Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM)
 GERALD HUTCHINS 
CFPM #:  FS-93827 

CFPM Expiration Date:   07/05/2024  
D.C. licensed trash or solid waste contractor:
 UNIVERSITY TRASH SERVICES 
D.C. licensed sewage & liquid waste transport contractor:
 STORM OIL 
D.C. licensed pesticide operator/contractor:
 AMERICAN PEST SERVICES 
D.C. licensed ventilation hood system cleaning contractor:
 SAFETY FIRST HOOD CLEANING 
FOODBORNE ILLNESS RISK FACTORS AND PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
  Compliance Status COS R
  Supervision  
IN OUT 1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
 
 
IN OUT 2. Certified Food Protection Manager
 
 
  Employee Health  
IN OUT 3. Management, food employee, and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities, and reporting
 
 
IN OUT 4. Proper use of restriction and exclusion
 
 
IN OUT 5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
 
 
  Good Hygienic Practices  
IN OUT N/O 6. Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
 
 
IN OUT N/O 7. No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth
 
 
  Control of Hands as a Vehicle of Contamination  
IN OUT N/O 8. Hands clean and properly washed
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 9. No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate procedure properly allowed
 
 
IN OUT 10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
 
 
  Approved Source  
IN OUT 11. Food obtained from approved source
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 12. Food received at proper temperature
 
 
IN OUT 13. Food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 14. Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
 
 
  Protection from Contamination  
IN OUT N/A 15. Food separated and protected
 
 
IN OUT N/A 16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
 
 
IN OUT 17. Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, and unsafe food
 
 
  Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food)  
IN OUT N/A N/O 18. Proper cooking time and temperatures
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 19. Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 20. Proper cooling time and temperature
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 21. Proper hot holding temperatures
 
 
IN OUT N/A 22. Proper cold holding temperatures
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 23. Proper date marking and disposition
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 24. Time as a public health control: procedures and records
 
 
  Consumer Advisory  
IN OUT N/A 25. Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods
 
 
  Highly Susceptible Populations  
IN OUT N/A 26. Pasteurized foods used; prohibited foods not offered
 
 
  Chemical  
IN OUT N/A 27. Food additives: approved and properly used
 
 
IN OUT N/A 28. Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used
 
 
  Conformance with Approved Procedures  
IN OUT N/A 29. Compliance with variance, specialized process, and HACCP plan
 
 
 
GOOD RETAIL PRACTICES
  Compliance Status COS R
  Safe Food and Water  
IN OUT N/A 30. Pasteurized eggs used where required
 
 
IN OUT 31. Water and ice from approved source
 
 
IN OUT N/A 32. Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
 
 
  Food Temperature Control  
IN OUT 33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 34. Plant food properly cooked for hot holding
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 35. Approved thawing methods used
 
 
IN OUT 36. Thermometers provided and accurate
 
 
  Food Identification  
IN OUT 37. Food properly labeled; original container
 
 
  Prevention of Food Contamination  
IN OUT 38. Insects, rodents, and animals not present
 
 
IN OUT 39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, and display
 
 
IN OUT N/A 40. Personal cleanliness
 
 
IN OUT 41. Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
 
 
IN OUT N/A N/O 42. Washing fruits and vegetables
 
 
  Proper Use of Utensils  
IN OUT 43. In-use utensils: properly stored
 
 
IN OUT 44. Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
 
 
IN OUT 45. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
 
 
IN OUT N/A 46. Gloves used properly
 
 
  Utensils, Equipment, and Vending  
IN OUT 47. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
 
 
IN OUT 48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, and used; test strips
 
 
IN OUT 49. Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
 
 
  Physical Facilities  
IN OUT 50. Hot and cold water available; adequate pressure
 
 
IN OUT 51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
 
 
IN OUT 52. Sewage and waste water properly disposed
 
 
IN OUT 53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
 
 
IN OUT 54. Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
 
 
IN OUT 55. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
 
 
IN OUT 56. Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
 
 
IN = in compliance OUT = not in compliance N/O = not observed
N/A = not applicable COS = corrected on-site R = repeat violation
Establishment Name  MARY GRAYDON CENTER @ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY    Establishment Address  4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW
OBSERVATIONS 25 DCMR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
10. - Two hand-washing sinks in the kitchen are blocked by a service cart and food products.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  2414.1 A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Pf  
16. - Unclean food contact surfaces: Unclean rusty can opener/Unclean meat slicer/Unclean prep table with ready to eat food. Mold is accumulating on the ice maker's plastic drip panel. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS  1900.1 Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Pf  
22. - Cold food items are held at improper temperatures in the open cooler display and inside reach-in coolers. The cold holding unit is not well maintained to keep cold food at 41 degrees F and below. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  1005.1 Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified in Section 1009, potentially hazardous food (time/ temperature control for safety food) shall be maintained: (b) At five degrees Celsius (5 degrees C) (forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees F)) or less. P  
23. - Prepared food items kept in plastic containers stored in reach-in and walk-in coolers are not labeled with dates and contents.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  1007.1 Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method as specified in Section 1011, and except as specified in Section 1007.4 and 1007.5, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) prepared and held in a food establishment for more than twenty- four (24) hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded when held at a temperature of five degrees Celsius (5 degrees C) (forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees F)) or less for a maximum of seven (7) days. Pf  
24. - The food establishment is using time as a public health control, without temperature control for several foods, pizzas all held on display under heat lamps.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  1009.1 Except as specified in Section 1009.4, if time without temperature control is used as the public health control for a working supply of potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) before cooking, or for ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) that is displayed or held for sale or service: (a) Written procedures shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the food establishment and made available to the Department upon request and shall specify: Pf (1) Methods of compliance with Section 1009.2(a) through 1009.2(c) or Section 1009.3; Pf and (2) Methods of compliance with Section 1003 for food that is prepared, cooked, and refrigerated before time is used as a public health control. Pf  
29. - Establishment performs acidification of Sushi rice AND does not have an Approved HACCP plan nor a variance granted by DC DOH for this process. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  1010.1 A food establishment shall obtain a variance from the Department as specified in Sections 4102, 4103, and 4104 before: (a) Smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement; Pf (b) Curing food; Pf (c) Using food additives or adding components such as vinegar as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement or to render a food so that it is not potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety food); Pf (d) Packaging food using a reduced oxygen method except where the growth of and toxin formation by Clostridium botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes are controlled as specified in Section 1011; Pf (e) Operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store or display shellfish that are offered for human consumption; Pf (f) Custom processing animals that are for personal use as food and not for sale or service in a food establishment; (g) Preparing food by another method that the Department determines requires a variance; Pf or (h) Sprouting seeds or beans. Pf  
32. - The establishment has not obtained a current variance for sushi rice process issued by the Department of Health. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  4103.1 A variance shall be requested in writing and be accompanied by the appropriate fee.  
37. - Several unlabeled plastic squeeze bottles of unknown liquids and unlabeled plastic food bins stored in the kitchen and storage room. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)  803.1 Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be identified with the common name of the food, except that containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, need not be identified.  
43. - Utensils are stored in standing water at room temperature.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)  810.1 During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: (a) Except as specified in Section 810.1(b), in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; (b) In food that is not potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety food) with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; (c) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified in Sections 1901 and 2001; (d) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes; (e) In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety food); or (f) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least fifty-seven degrees Celsius (57 degrees C) (one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (135 degrees F)) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified in Section 1901.3.  
 
Temperatures
 Item/Location Temp  Item/Location Temp  Item/Location Temp  Item/Location Temp
Hot Water (3-compartment sink) 124.0F Hot Water (3-compartment sink) 118.0F Hot Water (Handwashing Sink - kitchen) 115.0F Hot Water (Handwashing Sink - kitchen) 111.0F
Hot Water (Handwashing Sink - Service Line) 109.0F (Open Display Refrigerator) 41.0F (Open Display Refrigerator) 49.0F (Refrigerator - reach-in) 41.0F
(Refrigerator - reach-in) 40.0F (Walk-in Refrigerator) 41.0F (Walk-in Refrigerator) 38.0F American Cheese (Open Display Refrigerator) (Cold Holding) 51.0F
Bacon (Refrigerator - open display) (Cold Holding) 45.0F Beef (Refrigerator - open display) (Cold Holding) 37.0F Beef raw/ground (Refrigerator - walk-in) (Cold Holding) 46.0F Cheddar Cheese (Refrigerator - open display) (Cold Holding) 44.0F
Beef Stew (Steam Table) (Hot Holding) 155.0F Chicken Patty (Refrigerator - open display) (Cold Holding) 41.0F Brisket (Open Display Refrigerator) (Cold Holding) 41.0F Beef Patties (Refrigerator - open display) (Cold Holding) 41.0F
Chicken raw (Refrigerator - open display) (Cold Holding) 41.0F Diced Tomatoes (Open Display Refrigerator) (Cold Holding) 52.0F Cauliflower (Steam Table) (Hot Holding) 165.0F Chicken Strips (Steam Table) (Hot Holding) 165.0F
Fish - Cod (Refrigerator - walk-in) (Cold Holding) 40.0F Pizza - Pepperoni (Steam Table) (Hot Holding) 177.0F Pizza - Cheese (Steam Table) (Hot Holding) 171.0F    
Inspector Comments:
Correct items stated within 5-days and 14-days
If any question, please feel free to contact the area supervisor at food.safety@dc.gov
DC Health does not assign a grade, percentage, or rating for establishment inspection reports. We perform a pass-fail inspection. The amount of Priority, Priority Foundation, and Core violations are tallied at the top of each inspection report. DC Health also performs follow up inspections to ensure the violations which were cited on the initial report have been corrected. To view an establishment's inspection report, follow this link: https://dc.healthinspections.us.
  GERALD HUTCHINS 09/21/2022
 Person-in-Charge (Signature) (Print) Date
    ROSS J. GATERETSE 624  09/21/2022 
  Inspector (Signature) (Print) Badge # Date
    2023