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Choice Hibachi Grill

2623 Wards Road Lynchburg, VA 24502
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Risk Factor

September 19, 2024
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

10: 2310 The facility had employees using hand sinks by the main grill line, line by the sushi station and the dessert bar all had their hand sinks blocked by other equipment or used for some other purpose other than washing employees hands,
Corrective Actions: Manager was made aware of the issue and corrected employees on site. hand washing stations shall only be used for hand washing, not cleaning dishes or other tasks and handsinks shall always be accessible without interruption. Maintain the hand washing stations clean, free of obstruction and allow employees to proper wash their hands as needed.

16: 1780 The facility was not cleaning the ice cream machine components every four hours as required. The internal machine parts were being cleaned weekly according to the owner. The facility had in use utensils stored with the handle facing in the food items or no handle present in soy sauce, seafood salad or cream chesse fillings. These utensils were kept in the food for constant use and not cleaned or replaced. The can openers loacted on the prep tables in all kitchen areas had a significant amount of build up of food debris and residue located on the blade and gear of the food contact surface.
Corrective Actions: All food contact surfaces must be cleaned every four hours as required. If the food contact surface is maintained at 41°F or below it may be cleaned once every 24 hours as allowed by this regulation. No utensil may be stored in food items that is not actively in use and any utensil stored for in use items must be cleaned and replaced every four hours. Remove the utensils and discard the food items that are potentially contaminated by improper handling as required. Ensure that all food contact surfaces such as the ice cream dispensing nozzle and other components are cleaned every four hours. The can openers for the facility shall be cleaned between uses to prevent excess build up of food debris or residue on the blades which may contact opened food items and contaminate the product inside.

39: 3150 The facility had multiple large cans of pineapple that were clearly dented and swollen stored on the storage racks with other in service cans.
Corrective Actions: The owner was made aware of the serious issue and they agreed to discard the cans due to potential contamination. Whenever a can is dented or obviously swollen these cans must never be used in service due to risk of extreme illness from biological contaminates. If a can is dented or swollen then those cans shall be segregated from other in service cans and either returned for credit or discarded.

43: 550 The facility was storing single use cups as serving utensils in sauces with the entire cup submerged in the sauce. There was scoops and spoons in other food items in the walk-in cooler with the handle touching the food items and they had been left in there over night.
Corrective Actions: Only store serving utensils in food items that are multiuse, have a handle and the handle is always facing out of the food item. Clean the serving utensils every four hours as required. Manager corrected on site.

54: 2740 The facility has a collection of old boths, buckets, chairs, seat cushains and other unnecessary items stored in the back of the building. These areas produce potential harborage conditions for pests.
Corrective Actions: Remove all excess and uncessary equipment or old items no longer necessary for the facility. All booths, cushains, buckets, or any other items not related to food service operations must be removed from the facility environment to prevent harborage conditions.

Additional Comments

Facility has begun work on replacing booths in the facility. Work is being done on the floors to regrout or tile the floors as needed in locations cited in preivous inspections. Continue working on the flooring in the facility as needed.

The owner has said they would purchase more drying racks or space for the warewashing areas to allow for proper air drying of cleaned dishes.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Fried Chicken 40 °F Cold Holding
Crab Meat 41 °F Cold Holding
Lo Mein 40 °F Cold Holding
Yum Yum sauce 39 °F Cold Holding
Teriyaki Chicken 199 °F Cooking
Lo Mein 46 °F Cooling
Mac Salad 40 °F Cold Holding
Egg Rolls 144 °F Hot Holding
Steak and Peppers 161 °F Hot Holding
Chicken Skewer 137 °F Hot Holding
Salmon 36 °F Cold Holding
Hard Boiled eggs 38 °F Cold Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
Dish Machine Heat 170 166 °F
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
2-Door Reach in Cooler, Main Grill 41 °F
2-Door Reach In Cooler, Front Grill 40 °F
Glass Cooler, Rear 42 °F
2-Door Glass Cooler, Sauces 40 °F
Walk-in Cooler, Main 39 °F
Walk-in Freezer 7 °F
Meat Walk-in Cooler 41 °F
Grill Drawer 41 °F
No records found
Observations
Demonstration of Knowledge
IN
1 Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties.
Compliant
Observations
IN
2 Certified Food Protection Manager
Compliant
Observations
Employee Health
IN
3 Management awareness, policy present.
Compliant
Observations
IN
4 Proper use of reporting, restriction & exclusion.
Compliant
Observations
IN
5 Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Compliant
Observations
Good Hygenic Practices
IN
6 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use.
Compliant
Observations
IN
7 No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth.
Compliant
Observations
Preventing Contamination by Hands
IN
8 Hands clean & properly washed.
Compliant
Observations
IN
9 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or approved alternate method properly followed.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
10 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible.
COS Violation
Observations
Approved Source
IN
11 Food obtained from approved source.
Compliant
Observations
NO
12 Food received at proper temperature.
Compliant
Observations
IN
13 Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated.
Compliant
Observations
NA
14 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction.
Compliant
Observations
Protection from Contamination
IN
15 Food separated & protected.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
Repeat Violation
Observations
IN
17 Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, & unsafe food.
Compliant
Observations
TCS Food Time/Temperature
IN
18 Proper cooking time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
NO
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Compliant
Observations
IN
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
Compliant
Observations
NA
24 Time as a public health control: procedures & record.
Compliant
Observations
Consumer Advisory
IN
25 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods.
Compliant
Observations
Highly Susceptible Populations
NA
26 Pasteurized foods used, prohibited foods not offered.
Compliant
Observations
Chemical
NA
27 Food additives: approved & properly used.
Compliant
Observations
IN
28 Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used.
Compliant
Observations
Conformance with Approved Procedures
NA
29 Compliance with variance, specialized process, & HACCP plan.
Compliant
Observations
Prevention of Food Contamination (0 points)
OUT
39 Contam. prevented during food prep., storage, display.
COS Violation
Observations
Proper Use of Utensils (0 points)
OUT
43 In-use utensils properly stored.
Repeat Violation
Observations
Physical Facilities (0 points)
OUT
54 Garbage/refuse properly disposed, fac. maintained.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant