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NameFORTUNE HOUSE
Address305 HIGHLANDS ROAD
 
City/State/ZIP
FRANKLIN NC 28734
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMacon
Inspection Date 3/3/2026
Final Score @ Grade
85 B
General CommentsThe establishment smells funny and must be cleaned. Fire marshal has been notified.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) PIC must have food safety course-expired certificate.
6 0.50 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use No No No 2-401.11 Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco (C) Employee shall eat, drink or use any form of tobacco in designated areas.Remove cigerettes, heel cream and phone from prep surfaces.
16 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes Yes No 4-602.11 Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils - Frequency (P) Sanitizer must be made at all times. REPEAT CDI by remaking it correctly. This is common and must be addressed - keep sanitizer ready to use.
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition No Yes Yes 3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking (Pf) All prepped and cooked/cooled items must be date marked if not used in 24 hours. Food in all areas prepped must be properly date marked. Boxes of prepped chicken was in the walk-in without a date. REPEAT
37 2 Food properly labeled: original container No Yes No 3-302.12 Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) REPEAT All food must be labeled with common working name.
39 2 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display No Yes No 3-305.14 Food Preparation (C) REPEAT Do not allow food to be uncovered in reach in storage unless cooling. Use lids. This is for multiple areas in establishment. Keep dry food like rice and flour lidded or covered.
45 0.50 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used No No No 4-502.13 Single-Service and Single-Use Articles - Use Limitations (C) Do not reuse containers that food comes in as a source of other food storage- they must only be used the one time and thrown away. Multiple containers and bags have been repurposed without proper cleaning and sanitating
49 1 Non-food contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Clean the top of the stove where food debris has fallen, the oven, wok, handles on equipment, shelves, gaskets, doors and tables, guides on coolers, gaskets on 2 door cooler, door handle of walkin, all handsinks and faucets. bottom of reachins. EVERYTHING needs to be cleaned. A large difference in when establishment was inspected last.
53 0.50 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned No Yes No 6-501.18 Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) Clean both toilets and fixtures.
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 6-501.12 Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions (C) Clean floor under all equipment. Clean walls in kitchen. Includes walkin. Floor old dining must have carpet removed- floors must be washable if used for storage Clean under reachin floor and outside of the units, Clean backside of grill and hood- both are very greasy
56 0.50 Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used No Yes No 6-303.11 Intensity - Lighting (C) Increase lighting intensity at wash area to 20 foot candles. Increase lighting in storage area to 10 foot candles.