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IHOP Lynchburg #581

5500 Fort Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24502
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

July 5, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

10: 2190 (A) All handsinks in the facility were unable to provide the required minimum warm water for proper hand washing. the majority of the hand sinks all temped out at a maxcimum of 76°F. With one stand alone sink by the main kitchen line temping at 95°F after several minutes of constant flow. Hand sinks in the restrooms were all at 76°F
Corrective Actions: Every handsink in the facility must be able to continually provide at least 100°F hot water ond emand at all times. The facility will need to immediately determine the cause of the improper hot water caopacity and repair. Will follow up within 48 hours for repair.

20: 800 The facility was storing gravy in the walk-in cooler that was placed in at ~0845 to cool and at 1211 the gravy was temping at 84°F. The gravy was not properly cooling quickly enough to meet the safety standards for proper cooling.
Corrective Actions: Cooling must be carefully monitored to ensure that any food product prepared meets the minimum standard check points for proper cooling. The food items must drop in temperature from 135°F to 70°F within two hours and from 70°-41°F or below within four hours. If cooling thresholds are not met within these time frame then corrective actions must be taken to remedy the error. In this case, the manager was allowed to rapidly cool the food product down in the freezer with and ice paddle or bath to bring the temp down as required.

46: 0580 (B) (C) (D) Staff were observed wearing gloves and cooking foor, touching utensils used in cooking, opening drawers, doors, retrieving food, placing food in the grill and then plating food with their gloved hands.
Corrective Actions: Gloves are used to protect food and not a persons hands. When plating prepared food with the gloved hands it provides a means of potential cross-contamination with the environment. The facility should use their cooking utensils, which are cleaned evry 4 hours, to plate food and adjust as needed. Prevent improper glove use by having employees only use utensils to plate food and not their gloved hands.

47: 1570 The hand sink by the freezer is in need of repair to reseal and secure to the wall. The freezer door threshold will need to be repaired which is currently being held in place by tape.
Corrective Actions: Repair the equipment to meet original manufacturer designs and intention. the hand sink must be sealed and secured to the wall to prevent further damage. Repair the freezer door's threshold to allow for proper sealing when closed and allow for easy cleaning.

49: 1770 (C) The facility had equipment surfaces and utensil holders soiled with food debris, grease or other residue. These include drawers in the server area, utensil holders in the main kitchen line, the shake machine had some build up along the mixing shaft.
Corrective Actions: These areas must be routinely cleaned to ensure that minimal build up occurs to protect food or food contact surfaces from being contaminated. Increase the cleaning frequency of these areas to ensure that they are wiped down and cleaned as spills occur or at the end of the day to minimize build up. Manager on site directed staff to clean areas noted.

50: 2120 The facility appeared to not be able to meet peak hot water demand during the inspection. At multiple points the hot water system was able to provide the minimum temperatures required at the hand sinks. About one month ago they had the hot water distribution pump replaced on the system due to other issues.
Corrective Actions: Recommend calling in the service provider to conduct a performance check on the system and determine why hot water was unavailable. Hot water must be present in the food facility to facilitate proper hand washing and cleaning. Manager on site called in a service request during the inspection.

55: 2790 The facility had had mutiple areas of distress in the facility on their walls, floors and the grouting. In the main kitchen area there are mutiple locations where tiles are missing from the wall-to floor junction by hand sinks. The grout in the server area was in need of resurfacing due to grout erosion, which is trapping water, grease and food debris, and some areas tiles have not been properly replaced.
Corrective Actions: Recommend conducting a complete qwalk through of the facility to determine where all repairs need to be conducted so that the facility may repair all surfaces at once. The facility must have all indoor surface characteristics meet the minimum standard of smooth, durable and easily cleanable. This would entail have all grout resurfaced and leveled with the approved tiles in all areas where food service is conducted. The wall-to-floor junction will need to be properly coved and sealed to prevent water entrusion or entrapment which will aid in cleaning and preserve the life of the flooring.

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Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Sausage Links 138 °F Hot Holding
Sliced Tomato 40 °F Cold Holding
Pancake Batter 40 °F Cold Holding
Ham 39 °F Cold Holding
Crepes 41 °F Cold Holding
Gravy 84 °F Cooling
chicken 176 °F Cooking
Gravy 156 °F Hot Holding
Steak 42 °F Cold Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
Dish Machine Chemical 50 Chlorine 118 °F
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
2-Door Cooler 38 °F
Walk-in Cooler 38 °F
2-Door Stacked Cooler 36 °F
walk-in Freezer 16 °F
Prep Unit 40 °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
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
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
NA
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
COS Violation
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
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
Proper Use of Utensils (0 points)
OUT
46 Gloves properly used.
Violation
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
47 Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used.
Violation
Observations
OUT
49 Non-food contact surfaces clean.
COS Violation
Observations
Physical Facilities (0 points)
OUT
50 Hot & cold water available, adequate pressure.
Violation
Observations
OUT
55 Physical facilities intalled, maintained & clean.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant