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  GRAND HYATT - CABINET
Address  1000 H ST NW
City/State/Zip Code  WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Telephone
 (202) 637-4701
 E-mail address  claude.moreau@hyatt.com
Date of Inspection
 03
/
 14
/
 2024
    Time In
 10
:
 30
AM     Time Out
 11
:
 30
AM  
License Holder  CCHH GHDC LLC
License/Customer No.  09313xxxx-15000069
License Period
 12 
/
 01 
/
 2022 
 - 
 06 
/
 29 
/
 2025 
 Type of Inspection
 Routine
Establishment Type:  Restaurant Total
    Risk Category 1
 
 2
 
 3
 
 4
 
 5
 
 
Priority Violations  2 COS  0 R  0
Priority Foundation Violations  2 COS  0 R  0
Core Violations  2 COS  0 R  0
Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM)
 ADAM MOTTER 
CFPM #:  FS-99712 

CFPM Expiration Date:   08/16/2025  
D.C. licensed trash or solid waste contractor:
 WB WASTES 
D.C. licensed sewage & liquid waste transport contractor:
 RTI OIL SERVICES 
D.C. licensed pesticide operator/contractor:
 ECOLAB 
D.C. licensed ventilation hood system cleaning contractor:
 NFPA 
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  GRAND HYATT - CABINET    Establishment Address  1000 H ST NW
OBSERVATIONS 25 DCMR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
10. - Hot water at the hand washing sink next to the service line did not reach 100.0 degrees. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  2402.1 A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide water at a temperature of at least thirty-eight degrees Celsius (38 degrees C) (one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees F)) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Pf  
22. - Improper cold holding. All cold units and cold food items must be maintained at 41.0 degrees or below at all times. Deli meat on breakfast buffet was not in compliance. (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  
24. - Establishment did not have written documentation to use time as a public health control(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  
37. - Several working containers were not labeled as to content. (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.  
39. - Several food items on breakfast buffet were not protected by sneeze guard. All food must be covered and protected in order to prevent possible contamination.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)  820.1 Except for nuts in the shell and whole, raw fruits and vegetables that are intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the consumer before consumption, food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of: packaging; counter, service line, or salad bar food guards; display cases; or other effective means. P  
47. - Cutting board at the salad prep unit was in poor repair. Cutting boards must have a smooth surface and be free of stains in order to prevent bacterial growth and cross contamination. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)  1801.1 Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced.  
 
Temperatures
 Item/Location Temp  Item/Location Temp  Item/Location Temp  Item/Location Temp
Chicken sausage (Hot Buffet) (Hot Holding) 160.0F French Toast (Hot Buffet) (Hot Holding) 139.0F Potatoes (Hot Buffet) (Hot Holding) 149.0F Chicken (Refrigerator - drawer) (Cold Holding) 39.0F
Salmon (Refrigerator - drawer) (Cold Holding) 39.0F Veggie Burger (Refrigerator - drawer) (Cold Holding) 40.0F Steak raw (Refrigerator - drawer) (Cold Holding) 40.0F Hamburger Patty Raw (Refrigerator - drawer) (Cold Holding) 40.0F
Cole slaw (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding) 41.0F Tomatoes sliced (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding) 38.0F egg whites (Reach-in Refrigerator) (Cold Holding) 41.0F Cheese (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding) 40.0F
Mushrooms (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding) 35.0F Pooled eggs (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding) 41.0F Hot Water (Handwashing Sink) 94.0F Lunchmeat (Cold Buffet) (Cold Holding) 46.0F
Pineapples (Cold Buffet) (Cold Holding) 40.0F Watermelon (Cold Buffet) (Cold Holding) 39.0F (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding) 39.0F (Refrigerator - walk-in) (Cold Holding) 41.0F
               
Inspector Comments:
Correct stated items within 5 calendar days.
Correct stated items within 14 calendar days.
If you have any questions you may 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.
  ADAM MOTTER 03/14/2024
 Person-in-Charge (Signature) (Print) Date
    R ESPY-HARLAN 59  03/14/2024 
  Inspector (Signature) (Print) Badge # Date
    2023