Myrtle Beach restaurant, Market Common spot get lower DHEC marks
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A juice bar and restaurant in Myrtle Beach were slapped with lower scores during health inspections this week, according to reports from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Inspections are conducted based on a “snapshot in time” of retail food establishments’ employee behavior and preparation practices, according to DHEC. The inspections are either annually or quarterly, depending on the establishment’s food processes and compliance history.
Here are the two establishments, the scores each one received and what inspectors found during the reviews:
Juiced Up, at 2922 Howard Ave. Unit B in the Market Common area, scored an 81 percent during a routine inspection Monday. An inspector observed employees hands not being washed between working the sale system and putting on gloves, an inspection report states. Frozen bananas and figs were stored without lids in the freezer, which violates DHEC’s “food separated and protected” standard, the report says.
The facility lost points for violating the food additives category, having CBD oil in the facility that is added to smoothies at customers’ request, the report states. An inspector said they found containers of dry mix, seasonings and granola without proper labels. The spot also lost points for not following proper food rinsing procedures and having a hand sink with a leak, according to the inspection.
Shoney’s, at 1206 S. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach, was handed an 83 percent score during a routine inspection Wednesday. The restaurant lost points for not following proper cooling time and temperatures, proper hot holding temperatures and cold holding temperatures. There were no date markings on clam chowder, cheeses, sliced tomatoes or cut lettuce, the report states.
The restaurant had a container of rice tightly covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator to cool, violating the proper cooling method standard, according to the inspection. Single-use cups were stored on the floor, an inspector noted.
This story was originally published November 21, 2019 at 10:38 AM.
