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Central Virginia Health District
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 | Follow-Up

June 3, 2024
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

22: 0820 (A2) Observed the walk-in cooler air temperature at 46F. During inspection the cooler raised in temperature to 52F. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Move food to another cold holding unit that can maintain 41F or below. (PIC moved some food to freezers and some to other cold holding units. Some food still remaining in walk-in cooler. EHS will return this afternoon to learn how PIC plans to keep the remaining food cold.)

47: 1570 The walk-in cooler is cold holding above 41F. The refrigerator technician is present and has a part on order. The unit should be repaired next week. (30 days to correct.)
Corrective Actions: Repair or replace the unit to restore proper function of maintaining cold food at 41F or below.

Additional Comments

Corrected Since Last Inspection:
- #9-450- Front of house employees now using gloves to handle ready-to eat foods (biscuits).
- #15-470- Raw ground beef now stored on bottom shelf in walk-in cooler.
- #22-820- The front counter cooler has been repaired and is cold holding at 39F.
- #22-820- Establishment is now using time as a public health control for shell eggs.
- #23-830- Observed date labels for items stored more than 24 hours.

Tablet not working properly during inspection. EHS will print inspection report and gain signature during 2nd follow-up inspection today.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
Front counter cooler 39 °F
Walk-in cooler - at beginning of inspection 46 °F
Walk-in cooler - at end of inspection 52 °F
No records found
Observations
Preventing Contamination by Hands
IN
9 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or approved alternate method properly followed.
Compliant
Observations
Protection from Contamination
IN
15 Food separated & protected.
Compliant
Observations
TCS Food Time/Temperature (0 points)
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
Repeat
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
47 Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used.
Violation