This Myrtle Beach-area sushi spot lost points on its health inspection
A Myrtle Beach-area sushi restaurant violated rules about raw chicken and cleanliness during a recent South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control inspection, a report states.
Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar, at 4620 Dick Pond Road, scored a 70 percent in a routine inspection Tuesday.
During the review, an inspector witnessed an employee not washing hands after cutting raw chicken and handling it with bare hands before going on to touch utensils and plates. The inspection reports state employees were also putting on gloves without washing hands in between.
The restaurant lost additional points after an employee cut raw chicken, placed it on the grill with bare hands and touched plates and baskets where ready-to-eat foods would be placed, the report states.
An ice scoop was observed with build-up, and there was black mildew build-up inside the ice machine, according to the inspection. Inside a freezer, there was black slime and ice build-up, the review states.
An inspector found “old food” in pans holding flour and breading.
According to the report, the sushi spot was not following proper cooling time and temperatures, proper date marking and disposition standards and proper cooling methods. The restaurant was in violation of proper thawing methods, too, and had chicken thawing in a bucket at room temperature, the inspection states.
The report states pans and a cutting board were stored on the floor and a “rice bowl” was stored on top of the trash can during the inspection.
DHEC conducts inspections — what it calls a “snapshot in time” of retail food establishments’ employee behavior and preparation practices — annually or quarterly depending on the establishment’s food processes and compliance history. Grades are based on a 100-point scale, with letter grades A through C.
This story was originally published December 19, 2019 at 11:28 AM.
