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

Fajita Grill

870 E Main St Bedford, VA 24523
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

May 30, 2024
Score & Grade: 0 Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

15: 0580 (A) Improper glove use observed. Observed employee with gloved hands touch raw beef, then raw chicken, then drawer handle, then peppers, then onions, then the oil container, then spatula handles. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Gloves shall be changed after handling a raw animal food, before handling a different raw animal food, and before touching anything else. (Changing gloves between raw animal foods prevents cross-contamination and cross-contact.) PIC corrected by explaining to employees proper glove use. Gloves were changed, drawer handle was washed, the oil container was washed, and the spatulas were washed.

19: 760 Observed beans and beef stew on steam table below 135F. After questioning, it appears the items were not properly reheated to 165F before placing on the steam table for hot holding. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Reheat for hot holding to 165F so that all parts reach 165F (within 2 hours). (PIC reheated the beans and the beef stew.)

21: 0820 (A1) Observed rice holding below the steam table at room temperature. (Improper hot holding observed.) (Immediate Correction Needed.)
Corrective Actions: Hold hot food at 165F or above. (Purchase more hot holding equipment or cool foods properly and reheat as needed for hot holding on the steam table.) (PIC corrected by using a different hot holding device to hold the overflow rice.)

22: 0820 (A2) Observed foods that need to be held at 41F or below for safety, stored at room temperature. (Pork, cheese, cut tomatoes, packaged bacon, canned pineapple) (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Cold hold time/temperature control for safety foods at 41F or below. (PIC moved items to a refrigeration unit.)

Additional Comments

Discussed the duties of the person in charge and gave a handout.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Beans from steam table 165 °F Reheating
Diced tomato in walk-in cooler 37 °F Cold Holding
Diced tomato in prep unit 41 °F Cold Holding
Beef in drawer cooler 32 °F Cold Holding
Chicken 178 °F Cooking
Pork at room temperature 62 °F Cold Holding
Stew beef from steam table 189 °F Reheating
Stew beef on steam table 120 °F Hot Holding
Rice on steam talbe 145 °F Hot Holding
Ground beef on steam table 145 °F Hot Holding
Sliced tomato in prep unit 43 °F Cooling
Beans on steam table 122 °F Hot Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
Sanitizer bucket 100 Chlorine
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
Bar bottle cooler 41 °F
Back bar cooler 43 °F
Kitchen prep unit 40 °F
Kitchen reach-in cooler 38 °F
Kitchen drawer cooler (external thermometer) 46 °F
Walk-in cooler 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
IN
10 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible.
Compliant
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.
COS 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
OUT
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
COS Violation
Observations
NO
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
COS Violation
Observations
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
COS Violation
Observations
NO
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
Compliant
Observations
NA
24 Time as a public health control: procedures & record.
Compliant
Observations
Consumer Advisory
NA
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
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant