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Central Virginia Health District
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

April 27, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

23: 830 In the walk-in, shrimp alfredo and salsbury steak were date labeled as having been made 4/27, when they were actually made 4/26.
Corrective Actions: Food establishment has an excellent system of date marking foods, but it needs to have the correct dates put on the labels. These foods were still withing the 7-day time-frame for keeping foods. Asked Manager to apply correct date labels to COS.

47: 1060 Cleveland steamer on back wall of Hot Bar area was missing the front panel - replaced with piece of corrugated cardboard and duct tape. There is also no drip pan and water is dripping on the floor causing damage in this area. Item is not durable, smooth, or easily cleanable.
Corrective Actions: Have this piece of equipment repaired or replaced to return it to working,cleanable state in 90 days (by 7/27/23). Will be checked on next inspection.

55: 3170 Floor in back of hot bar area near leaking Cleveland steamer in need of repair - no longer smooth and easily cleanable, grout needs replacement, and tile has broken apart. 2 Blue filters below cold bar are dirty.
Corrective Actions: Repair floor tiles and grout in area above and replace filters when dirty or at frequency to prevent dust build-up. Do this within 90 days, or by 7/27/23. Will check at next inspection.

Additional Comments

Issue with walk-in and some foods inside was a combination of walk-in defrost (Temp check at 9 am this morning was 37F). Foods on racks that were showing high temperatures had been rolled out this am when prep was started. Rest of temperatures were fine. These items moved to freezers to cool quickly.
Could not find a thermometer inside dessert reach-in but dial thermometer on outside and foods inside 42F - Pastry chef states they had been in and out of unit multiple times this am but will monitor.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Scrambled eggs cooking on stove 182 °F Cooking
Banana pudding (Use by 4/27) - 1-door dessert reach-in 42 °F Cold Holding
Shrimp alfredo (Use by 4/28) - Walk-in rack 56 °F Cold Holding
Salsbury steak (Use by 4/28) - Walk-in rack 56 °F Cold Holding
Cantalope/Honeydew - Cold Bar 39 °F Cold Holding
Cooked mushrooms - Hot bar 175 °F Hot Holding
Lemon sauce for fish in food warmer 172 °F Reheating
Beef steaks just cut in meat locker 38 °F Cold Holding
Raw shrimp - Walk-in 42 °F Cold Holding
Cottage cheese - Cold Bar 41 °F Cold Holding
Pork ribs - Walk-in 43 °F Cold Holding
Scrambled eggs - Hot bar 172 °F Hot Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
Sani-bucket Chemical 1875 Ecolab Sink and Surface Lactic acid
Hobart dishwasher Heat 160 182 °F
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
1-door dessert reach-in 42 °F
1-door grill reach-in 35 °F
Walk-in (Defrost) - 37F at 9 am check 60 °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
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
IN
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
OUT
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
COS
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
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
55 Physical facilities intalled, maintained & clean.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant