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Choice Hibachi Grill

2623 Wards Road Lynchburg, VA 24502
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

June 1, 2022
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Observations & Corrective Actions

22: 0820 (A2) The facility had several food items over the proper cold holding temperature of 41°F. The facilioty was storingbroccoli salad (50°F), Breaded Chicken (51°F), Egg Rolls (51°F), and Fried Shrimp (61°F) in the walk-in cooler and 2-door cooler near the grill.
Corrective Actions: All food items held cold must be held at 41°F or below until ready for service. Maintain proper cold holding temperatures of RTE and TCS food items by ensuring that the coolers are set at proper temperature and food is provided with an environment condusive for complete cooling to cold holding. Manager agreed to discard food items in question and will speak with employees about proper temperature checks.

33: 810 The facility was attempting to cool and then cold hold food items made days prior by placing warm or hot food items in deep dished pans, covering in plastic wrap, and then placing a plastic lid over top of the food.
Corrective Actions: All food items designated for cooling and then cold holding must be provided with an environment that allows for maximum rapid heat disipation. Food items should be left uncovered and in shallow pans in the coldest spot of the coolers until cold. Once cold the facility must then cover food items to protect from envrionmental contamination.

49: 1770 (C) The facility had cooler equipment, the ice cream machine, chocolate dispensor and other non-food contact surfaces soiled with food debris, food residue and grease around or in equipment and on shelving.
Corrective Actions: The facility must designate and enforce a cleaning regiment that ensures all surfaces are cleaned as frequently as necessary to maintain them. At no time should an excessive amount (greater than a few days accumulation) of soilage exisit at any location. Clean these areas and maintain them clean.

51: 2350 (i) The facility replaced and repaired the drain lines at the 3-compartment sink but the new line is leaking at the final junction point.
Corrective Actions: Repair the seal around the new junction to create a tight fitting seal the prevents wastewater from leaking onto floor.

55: 3180 The walls, floors, and wall to floor junction in the kitchen areas are soiled with grease, grim and food debris. The hod vent system in the rear grill has built up grease along the vents and bottom tract.
Corrective Actions: The kitchen must be cleaned to be free of soilage and maintained clean to allow for a safe and effective working environment. Ensure that cleaning operations are done when no food prep is occuring for a deep cleaning. Clean the hood vents to be free of grease and the tract to prevent potential contamination from dripping down and limit potential fire hazards.

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Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Rice 171 °F Hot Holding
Egg Roll 51 °F Cold Holding
Tilapia 155 °F Cooking
Breaded Chicken 51 °F Cold Holding
Brocooli Salad 51 °F Cold Holding
Melon 50 °F Cold Holding
Ham 43 °F Cold Holding
Pinto Beans 62 °F Cooling
Stuffed Crab Mix 40 °F Cold Holding
Sushi Rice (4.1 ph) 78 °F Hot Holding
Mac Salad 42 °F Cold Holding
Roast Beef 166 °F Cooking
Fried Shrimp 61 °F Cold Holding
Tilapia 137 °F Hot Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
Dish Machine Heat 160 Heat 163 °F
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
Prep Unit 39 °F
Walk-in Freezer 12 °F
2-Door Cooler 50 °F
Walk-in Cooler 42 °F
Meat Cooler 41 °F
Glass Cooler 43 °F
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Observations
Demonstration of Knowledge
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
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
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
Violation
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
33 Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control.
Violation
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
49 Non-food contact surfaces clean.
Violation
Observations
Physical Facilities (0 points)
OUT
51 Plumbing installed, proper backflow devices.
Violation
Observations
OUT
55 Physical facilities intalled, maintained & clean.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant