[New documents obtained by The Hoya](https://www.thehoya.com/news/food-establishments-forced-compl/) show that O’Donovan Hall and Epicurean and Company were cited for critical violations of D.C. health regulations in August, contrary to statements made by representatives of the two establishments last month.

The documents, obtained on Sept. 1 after a Freedom of Information Act request, indicate that Epicurean and Company, which is not owned or operated by the university, was cited for four critical and five non-critical violations during an inspection on Aug. 19.

On Aug. 21, Epicurean and Company General Manager Kanchan Sedhai told The Hoya that no violations were found but had declined to provide The Hoya with a copy of the report.

Sedhai said yesterday that when he said there were no violations, he meant that all violations were corrected at the time of the inspection.

The report indicates that all violations were corrected at that time.

A DOH inspector found uncovered food stored in a walk-in refrigerator, raw eggs stored near sushi (which could cause cross contamination), rust, calcium deposits and grime on the inside of an ice machine, and undated food stored in a refrigerator – all critical violations.

Epicurean and Company’s five non-critical violations included dust and dried food particles found at different parts of the restaurant, including food preparation areas, unlabeled food and ingredient containers, ice scoopers stored in an improper manner, the absence of a pH meter at the sushi station to monitor the pH of sushi rice and dirty floors.

The documents obtained also revealed that Cosi, located in the Leavey Center, was cited for three critical violations on Aug. 19, including inadequate hot water temperature, a broken hot water gauge on a dish machine and cutting boards with crevices. The restaurant was given five days to correct the violations, and a follow-up inspection on Aug. 24 found no violations.

Starbucks, also located in the Leavey Center, was cited for unclean cabinets and a dishwasher in need of maintenance, both critical violations. A follow-up inspection conducted five days later found no violations.

Cosi and Starbucks are managed by ARAMARK.

Karen Cutler, ARAMARK’s director of communications, told The Hoya on Aug. 31 that “Our locations were re-inspected [after February] and found in compliance.”

“I stand by the statement, in that . violations were corrected immediately which means they are compliant,” Cutler said in an e-mail yesterday.

O’Donovan Hall, also operated by ARAMARK, was cited for one critical and two non-critical violations on Aug. 20.

The dining hall was cited for missing sneeze guards for bread at a self-service area, a critical violation. The two non-critical violations included dust and dried food particles found in many areas, as well as dirty floors.

All violations were corrected on site.

The Wolfington Hall dining hall, also operated by ARAMARK, was cited on Aug. 19 when an inspector found dust and food particles on shelves and equipment surfaces and an unclean panel in an ice machine. These non-critical violations were corrected on site.

Hoya Court establishments Subway, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell were all cited for critical violations during Aug. 19 inspections. Subway received two critical violations for not cleaning their ice machine every 15 days and for failing to repair a hole in the base of the rear wall. Taco Bell received two critical violations for unclean tables and the same hole in the wall it shares with Subway. Pizza Hut received a critical violation for an unclean ice machine. In the Aug. 24 follow-up inspection, however, none of the establishments was cited with violations.

ARAMARK does not operate Hoya Court.”