Steak on the floor, no expiration dates found at Myrtle Beach area restaurant inspection
Health inspectors slapped several area food establishments with low scores after the spots were violating cleanliness practices, according to reports.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control conducts inspections annually or quarterly depending on the establishment’s food processes and compliance history. Inspections are based on a “snapshot in time” of retail food establishments’ employee behavior and preparation practices.
Four Myrtle Beach area restaurants and a convenience store scored lower during routine inspections. Here’s what inspectors found:
Dragon Pan, 201 Fresh Drive in the Carolina Forest area, scored an 84 percent in a routine inspection Tuesday after an inspector found multiple violations.
Uncovered ribs and raw steak were stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler, according to the inspection. The restaurant was not following proper cold-holding temperatures, and meat cleavers were stored in between a make-top cooler and preparation table on the cook line, the report states.
A DHEC inspector visited Key West Crazy, at 4492 Waterfront Ave. in Little River, Jan. 9, and the restaurant landed an 84 percent score during its routine inspection. The spot lost points for using hand sinks as a “beverage dump sink” and a place to thaw food, including frozen fish, according to the inspection report. Key West Crazy was not following proper cold-holding temperatures and had grease build-up on shelves and cook-line equipment, the report states.
Coastal Petro, at 595 Buracle Road in the Myrtle Beach area, was handed an 82 percent grade during an inspection Monday. The convenience store was not following proper cold-holding temperatures and had hot dogs without date markings, according to the inspection. Additional points were deducted after an inspector found chemicals stored with food and over single-service plates, napkins stored on the floor and a drink station draining into a bucket, the inspection states.
A Burger King, at 501 S. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach, was given a 86 percent Wednesday after an inspector found the fast-food spot has build-up in and around the drink nozzle and did not have squeeze bottles of condiments properly labeled. The Burger King also had cases of croissants and potato buns with ice build-up and there was “significant” ice build-up on the walk-in freezer floor, the report states.
For more information about South Carolina food establishments’ food grades, visit https://apps.dhec.sc.gov/Environment/FoodGrades/.
This story was originally published January 16, 2020 at 11:59 AM.
