Just how badly did the Washington Post’s in-house cafeteria flunk its health inspection? According to a report filed by the DC Department of Health, inspectors found, among other nasty things, warm mayonnaise and rodent droppings on the panini press. Posties who have eaten a grilled sandwich lately might want to consider a juice cleanse while the cafeteria is being brought up to code.
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
Here’s the Report From the Washington Post Cafeteria’s Failed Health Inspection
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Just how badly did the Washington Post’s in-house cafeteria flunk its health inspection? According to a report filed by the DC Department of Health, inspectors found, among other nasty things, warm mayonnaise and rodent droppings on the panini press. Posties who have eaten a grilled sandwich lately might want to consider a juice cleanse while the cafeteria is being brought up to code.
Washington Post Cafeteria health inspection
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
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