Loudoun County Health Department
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Ford's Fish Shack

44260 Ice Rink Plaza #101 Ashburn, VA 20147
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

August 22, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

6: 220 Open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Corrective Actions: Food employees may drink only from a covered container using a straw.

20: 800 Two containers of white sauce noted as improperly cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. sauces were made on Friday and has been cooling for more than 6 hours. Cool time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food(s) from 135F to 41F within a total of 6 hours and from 135F to 70F within 2 hours.
Corrective Actions: Cool time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food(s) from 135F to 41F within a total of 6 hours and from 135F to 70F within 2 hours. (1) Employee moved X to freezer to rapidly cool. (1) Employee discarded food item. Discussed cooling methods with employee to ensure the process will adequately cool foods within time limits. Staff needs to monitor the cooling of foods to ensure critical limits are met.

21: 0820 (A1) Observed mashed potato hot holding at improper temperature (121F). Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods must be hot held at 135F or above to prevent growth of harmful bacteria.
Corrective Actions: Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods must be hot held at 135F or above to prevent growth of harmful bacteria. Employee rapidly reheated food to 165F and placed in hot hold unit at proper temperatures.

22: 0820 (A2) Observed diced tomato, corn, lobster cold holding at improper temperature (58F). Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods must be held at 41F or below to prevent growth of harmful bacteria.
Corrective Actions: Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods must be held at 41F or below. Employee placed food in cooler holding below 41F to maintain proper temperatures to inhibit growth of harmful bacteria.

49: 1800 Ice machine observed with accumulation of black residues.
Corrective Actions: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.

Additional Comments

Please provide a thermometer for the high temp machine,

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
white sauce 110 °F Cooling
corn 58 °F Cold Holding
calamari 38 °F Cold Holding
mashed potato 121 °F Hot Holding
shrimp 191 °F Cooking
fish 189 °F Cooking
salmon 167 °F Cooking
raw fish 38 °F Cold Holding
diced tomato 48 °F Cold Holding
sauces 175 °F Hot Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
High temperature dish machine 179 °F
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
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 (0 points)
OUT
6 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use.
COS
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
IN
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
COS
Observations
OUT
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
COS
Observations
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
COS
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
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
49 Non-food contact surfaces clean.
COS