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

Choice Hibachi Grill

2623 Wards Road Lynchburg, VA 24502
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

March 5, 2024
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

15: 470 The facility had raw shell eggs stored with fresh produce in the walk-in cooler. The eggs were stored side by side with the produce or over buckets of partially sealed food products.
Corrective Actions: Eggs must always be stored by themselves and at the lowest point when sharing a shelf with other unlike food products. Maintain separation of raw food items based on final cooking tmperature and species to avoid cross-contamination.

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.
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.

35: 790 The facility was thawing ROP tilaipia in the sushi cooler without emoving the fish from the sealed package,.
Corrective Actions: All ROP fish items must be removed completely from the package before thawing to prevent potential anaerobic bacteria from contaminating the food items. Owner discarded the food items as recommended.

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.

49: 1770 (C) The facility needs to improve cleaning of the non-food contact surfaces of all equipment handles and drawers. The handles, drawers, and shelving are soiled with excess food debris or residue. The hood vent system needs professional cleaning as it has not been done so in over 6 months and signs of build up is present on the system
Corrective Actions: Clean all handles, shelving, racks and other areas nogted during the inspection. Handles are vital points of transmission due to a high contact point before and after food prep. Schedule a hood cleaning to be done by next inspection.

Additional Comments

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Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Shrimp 41 °F Cold Holding
Sushi Rice pH 4.2 87 °F Hot Holding
Gyoza 149 °F Hot Holding
Sweet and Sour Chicken 41 °F Cold Holding
Seafood Salad 42 °F Cold Holding
sushi Tilapia 33 °F Cold Holding
Fried Rice 176 °F Hot Holding
Sushi Salmon 31 °F Cold Holding
Egg Roll 155 °F Hot Holding
Hibachi Steak 179 °F Cooking
Chicken Skewer 146 °F Hot Holding
Lo Mein 41 °F Cold Holding
Melon 39 °F Cold Holding
Egg Drop Soup 189 °F Hot Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
Dish Machine Heat 165 Heat 165 °F
Sani-Bucket Chemical 150 Quaternary Ammonia
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
Walk-in Cooler 41 °F
2-Door Cooler 41 °F
Hot Box 155 °F
2-Door Cooler Forward 37 °F
Walk-in Freezer 5 °F
Drawers 36 °F
Prep Unit 40 °F
Meat Walk-in 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
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
IN
14 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction.
Compliant
Observations
Protection from Contamination (0 points)
OUT
15 Food separated & protected.
COS Violation
Observations
OUT
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
COS 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
NO
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
IN
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
Food Temperature Control (0 points)
OUT
35 Approved thawing methods used.
COS Violation
Observations
Proper Use of Utensils (0 points)
OUT
43 In-use utensils properly stored.
COS Violation
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
49 Non-food contact surfaces clean.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant