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Restaurant inspections in District of Columbia
Who inspects, where the record lives, what the public actually sees, and whether it has to be posted on the door. Every line below links to the government source it came from.
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Who inspects
DC Health, Food Safety and Hygiene Inspection Services Division (Division of Food), Health Regulation and Licensing Administration Agency page
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What the public sees
DC Health performs a pass-fail inspection and does not assign a grade, percentage, or rating; the amount of Priority, Priority Foundation, and Core violations are tallied at the top of each inspection report. Source
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Posting the result
Posting rule not confirmed. DC Health directs the public to the online database rather than to a posted notice. Rule
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Food code in force
2009 FDA Food Code. The FDA Food Code is a model, not a federal mandate — each state decides which edition to adopt and how far to amend it.
| Where to search | Coverage |
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| DC Food & Hygiene Facility Inspections Online | Statewide |
No official bulk or API dataset found. Results are available one establishment at a time, or by public records request.
If you run the restaurant
The record is public either way. The useful move is to read it before a customer does.
Pull your own record
Search yourself in the lookup above and read every line of the last three reports. Repeat violations are what escalate.
Work the ten risk factors
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Fix, document, re-inspect
Dated photos and a written correction log are what a re-inspection rewards. What to do after a bad inspection.
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