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

Golden Corral

4005 Wards Road Lynchburg, VA 24502
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

September 25, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

8: 160 Dishwasher observed loading soiled dishes in machine and then unloading clean dishes without washing hands in between, creating a contamination hazard. When I pointed this out to him, he put his hands in a bucket of sanitizer he had at the clean side of the line. I then explained to him that putting his hands in sanitizer was not the same as washing his hands as sanitizer cannot work when hands are soiled.
Corrective Actions: Either you need a person to load dirty dish ware and another person to unload clean dish ware, or the person running the dish machine must wash their hands between handling dirty and clean dish ware, each time they make this chnage in duties. This is a reperat violation that was noted with a different dish washer.

28: 3340 There was an uncapped bottle of "Sure Kill CT-511" in the emplayee break area on the same ledge as their water, hot sauce, and A-1.
Corrective Actions: Is this a restricted use pesticide that must be applied by someone with a pest applicator license? What is this being used for? Could it be contaminating food contact surfaces. At the very least, it presents a hazard for employees when stored with their drinks and sauces. Told Manager to remove or move to chemical storage area if it is allowable. Would be better for these tasks to only be performed by your pest control company.

28: 3330 Unlabeled yellow chemical in spray bottle under prep sink in dessert area. Unlabeled chemicals could mistakenly be mixed with other chemicals that could be toxic on food contact surfaces or could create toxic gases that could be dangerous to employees or customers.
Corrective Actions: COS - Manager found correct label for chemical and put that on bottle. Gave him flyer re: Buffalo Wild Wings issue from 2019. Told him we were working on a simple pictorial flyer about unlabeled chemicals in English and Spanish.

47: 0960 (2-5) Several of the rubber spatulas hanging above the "beef roast" area on the hot line have started to deteriorate and are missing some food contact rubber edges.
Corrective Actions: In 90 days (By 12/25/23), remove/replace any damaged spatulas with missing rubber.

53: 2660 Could not find a covered trash receptacle in the ladies bathroom.
Corrective Actions: In 90 days (By 12/25/23), have a covered trash receptacle in the ladies restroom.

54: 2730 Middle trash dumpster did not have a drain plug in place. It was also open when not being actively used.
Corrective Actions: In 90 days (By 12/25/23), have drain plugs in all dumpsters. Make sure employees know to have dumpsters closed when not actively in use.

55: 3170 On ther grill line, several ceiling tiles had peeling surfaces. This was also noted in dry storage. The floor and coving in front of the walk-in freezer is no longer smooth easily cleanable. To the right of the walk-in freezer, there is a hole in the wall/wall junction, which could be a place where pests could hide. There is missing grout in the floor tile, coving behind the drink syrup boxes across from the employee break area and area is no longer smooth and easily cleanable.
Corrective Actions: Repair or replace ceiling tiles. Replace grout and repair areas noted above. This needs to be done in 90 days, by 12/25/23.

Additional Comments

Permit posted and good through 12/31/23.
VDH QR code sign posted next to permit.
Gave Manager cell phone flyer. I did note a lot of cell phones out various places throughout the kitchen. There is potential for contamination if employees don't wash hands after handling cell phones.
Gave Manager Rapid Revive training flyer and discussed.
Manager says he believes Ecolab has maintained their 2x per week visit and have not received any recent complants.
Wet mop head sitting over drain of mop sink and noticed drain flies in area. Please install some mop holders over mop sink so mops can air dry more easily after use.
Thermometer inside dessert reach-in has separated. Please replace as I am not sure how accurate the dial thermometer on the outside is.
Discussed "trench" depression with green standing water and trash on concrete dumpster pad.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Banana pudding - Dessert reach-in 42 °F Cold Holding
Link sausage (9/25) - Walk-in - 11:52 am 51 °F Cooling
BBQ - Line 158 °F Hot Holding
Beef Roast - Line 154 °F Hot Holding
Chicken in prep - Meat locker 33 °F Cold Holding
Burgers - On grill behind line 201 °F Cooking
Cantalope - Line 42 °F Cold Holding
Line - Burgers 166 °F Hot Holding
Seafood salad (9/24) - Walk-in 42 °F Cold Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
3-compartment sink Chemical 704 Ecolab Sink and Surface Lactic acid
Hobart Dishwasher Heat 162.6 186 °F
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
Dessert reach-in 42 °F
Walk-in 38 °F
Hot box behind line 155 °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 (0 points)
OUT
8 Hands clean & properly washed.
COS
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
IN
15 Food separated & protected.
Compliant
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
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
OUT
28 Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used.
COS
Observations
OUT
28 Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used.
COS
Observations
Conformance with Approved Procedures
NA
29 Compliance with variance, specialized process, & HACCP plan.
Compliant
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
47 Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used.
Violation
Observations
Physical Facilities (0 points)
OUT
53 Toilet facilities: constructed, supplied, clean.
Violation
Observations
OUT
54 Garbage/refuse properly disposed, fac. maintained.
Violation
Observations
OUT
55 Physical facilities intalled, maintained & clean.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant