Crawling bugs. No dish sanitizer. Myrtle Beach area restaurants with the worst inspections
From a cardboard box in a hand-washing sink to meat defrosting on the counter, South Carolina health inspectors found numerous violations at Myrtle Beach-area restaurants this week.
The state releases grades and inspection reports for food establishments across Horry and Georgetown counties.
Here are the restaurants that received some of the lowest ratings this week.
Lin’s Garden
- Location: 1105 Church St., Conway
- Grade: B, 78% for a routine inspection on Aug. 2
The report listed this restaurant as China Buffet, but the name has been changed to Lin’s Garden, according to Google. An inspector found insects crawling in the kitchen’s pantry and dish-washing area. When starting work, employees did not wash their hands before handling food. A cook neglected to change gloves when moving from handling raw chicken to ready-to-eat crab legs. A required followup inspection has not yet been held. Read the buffet’s full report.
Ocean Front Snack Shack
- Location: 5905 S. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach
- Grade: B, 81% for a routine inspection on Aug. 2
The kitchen did not have any sanitizer for washing dishes or disinfecting surfaces, an inspector observed. A cardboard box was sitting in the hand-washing sink, which was out of paper towels. Flies were also found in the facility. A required followup inspection has not yet been held. Read Ocean Front Snack Shack’s full report.
Little Caesars Express
- Location: 1 Highway 9 E., Longs
- Grade: B, 85% for a routine inspection on Aug. 4
The inspector saw pulled pork defrosting at room temperature on the counter. Pizzas sat on a kitchen rack for an unknown amount of time, because there was not a timer. Racks and refrigerator gaskets were dirty. A required followup inspection has not yet been held. Read the full report for Little Caesars Express.
