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307 Alleghany Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24501 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)

Forks Country Restaurant

1619 Forest Road Bedford, VA 24523
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Risk Factor

May 29, 2024
Score & Grade: 0 Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

9: 450 Observed two separate front employees handle biscuits with bare hands. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Use a barrier between clean hands and ready to eat foods.

10: 2310 Observed items stored in the kitchen handsink. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Keep handsink assessible at all times. (PIC removed items before EHS instructed to.)

15: 470 Observed raw ground beef stored above raw vegetables and juices in the walk-in cooler. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Store raw animal foods below raw vegetables/fruit and ready to eat foods.

22: 0820 (B) Observed shell eggs stored at room temperature. Surface temperature was observed at 65F. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Store time/temperature control for safety foods at 41F or below. (Time as a Public Health Control may be used. See 12VAC5-421-850 for more details.)

22: 0820 (A2) Observed air temperature and items in the walk-in cooler and the front counter cooler cold holding above 41F. (Sausage in walk-in cooler at 44F. Diced tomato in walk-in cooler at 45F. Milk in front counter cooler at 48F.)
Corrective Actions: Cold hold time temperature control for safety foods at 41F or below. Ensure doors are kept closed and the equipment is properly adjusted. Do not place hot food into the unit. To cool foods properly see 12VAC5-421-800 and 810.

23: 830 Observed some items with date labels and most items without in refrigeration equipment. (10 days to correct)
Corrective Actions: Date mark items stored for more than 24 hours with a date to discard or date made. (Discard after no more than 7 days. Date made or opened is Day 1.)

Additional Comments

- Observed apples at 156F stored on the counter with a lid on. (Improper cooling method. See 12VAC5-421-810 for more information.)
- Reminder store the ice scoop with the handle up to prevent bare hand contact with ready to eat food (ice).
- Observed kitchen staff properly using gloves.
(Tablet not working properly. Completed inspection by hand. Signatures on file.)

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Diced tomatoes in walk-in cooler 45 °F Cold Holding
Apples on kitchen counter 156 °F Cooling
Stewed tomatoes on front line 161 °F Hot Holding
Greens on front line 136 °F Hot Holding
Beets in front counter cooler 62 °F Cooling
Burger 182 °F Cooking
Sausage in walk-in cooler 44 °F Cooling
Shell eggs at room temperature (surface temperature) 65 °F Cold Holding
Rice in walk-in cooler 67 °F Cooling
Milk in front counter cooler 48 °F Cold Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
3 basin sink chemical 200 Quat.
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
Walk-in cooler 45 °F
Front counter cooler 45 °F
Right reach-in freezer 19 °F
Dining room reach-in freezer 7 °F
Left reach-in freezer 16 °F
Stack freezer 17 °F
Stack cooler 39 °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
OUT
9 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or approved alternate method properly followed.
Violation
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 (0 points)
OUT
15 Food separated & protected.
Violation
Observations
IN
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
Compliant
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
NO
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
COS Violation
Observations
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
Violation
Observations
OUT
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
Violation
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
IN
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
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant