These 2 Grand Strand restaurants got low scores. Here’s what inspectors found
Two Grand Strand restaurants scored low on routine inspections by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Inspections are conducted annually or quarterly, depending on the establishment’s food processes and compliance history. Each restaurant is graded based on a “snapshot in time” of employee behavior and preparation practices.
Here are two area restaurants that lost points during recent inspections:
New China Buffet, at 1700 U.S. 17 Business in Surfside, scored an 82 percent during a routine inspection Dec. 5. The restaurant lost points for having raw, uncovered chicken wings stored over uncovered imitation crab inside the cooler, and other foods were being stored uncovered, an inspection report states. An employee was seen during the inspection washing gloves in the hand sink, the report states.
The restaurant was not following proper reheating procedures for hot holding and lost points for not following proper cooling time and temperature standards, the inspection states. The inspector also found the restaurant was violating proper date marking and disposition practices and not following proper cooling methods.
Little Caesars, at 4684 Socastee Blvd., scored an 82 percent Dec. 9 during a routine inspection. An inspector found the pizza spot was not following proper cold-holding temperature procedures, water from the hand-washing sink by the front register did not reach the proper temperature and food was not properly labeled, the report states.
Additional points were deducted during the inspection because the drive-thru window was not self-closing and the facility did not have a “fly fan.” The restaurant had its sauce sitting out for 72 hours, though it is only supposed to sit out for 12 hours, and timers were not being set for pizza on the “ready racks,” the report states.
This story was originally published December 12, 2019 at 10:55 AM.
