Kitchen flies, open food kept outside in latest worst Myrtle Beach area restaurants inspections
The latest restaurant inspections by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture found black flies in the kitchen, open bags of flour stored outside, unsafe food temperatures and more. Since the Department of Health and Environmental Control was eliminated, the SCDA has taken over regular health and safety inspections of retail food establishments in the state.
In general, the Department of Agriculture gives restaurants scoring between 88 and 100 points A grades, restaurants scoring 78-87 points B grades and restaurants scoring 77 points or fewer C grades, but sometimes docks grades for restaurants with consecutive violations, under enforcement action or under pending enforcement actions, including an imminent health hazard, permit suspension or permit revocation.
In the most recent round of inspections in Horry and Georgetown County, only four scored below 88 points. Here’s what inspectors found.
107 Screven Street, Georgetown, SC, 29440
Score: 78
A routine inspection at SoCo Wood Fired Pizza on Sept. 25 found several violations, including open bags of flour stored in an unfinished room outside, cooking pans and food containers stored on shelves outside and improper sanitization. For proper chemical sanitization, the SCDA requires certain concentrations of sanitizer in parts per million. According to the inspection report, SoCo Wood Fired Pizza’s bar dish machine sanitizer had 0 parts per million.
Additionally, inspectors found foods like pasta and veggies stored at unsafe temperatures, an accumulation of debris under the cook line and a buildup of grease and grime on the exterior of cooking equipment. A follow-up inspection will be conducted on Oct. 5.
117 Rivertown Blvd., Conway, SC, 29526
Score: 79
A Sept. 23 routine inspection of CW’s Wing and Rib Shack observed employee drinks stored on a prep cooler cutting board, a cutting board stored on the floor and an employee handling food pull up their pants and continue without changing gloves.
The inspection also found partially cooked chicken stored without proper labels and an accumulation of dirt and debris under the cook line and food line. A follow-up inspection was scheduled for Oct. 3.
9448 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585
Points: 82
At a routine inspection of Pawleys Raw Bar on Sept. 23 there were black flies in the kitchen and the sanitization equipment didn’t have an adequate concentration of sanitizer.
Inspectors also noted that foods like crab dip and shrimp were stored at unsafe temperatures, a cooler wasn’t sufficiently cold and jambalaya wasn’t adequately reheated before being held at a warm temperature. A follow-up inspection was scheduled for Oct. 3
1442 Highway 17, Little River, SC, 29566
Score: 84
Violations at a Sept. 25 routine inspection of Cutty’s Pizza included pizza stored at unsafe temperatures, slices of pizza not labeled with discard times identifying when they were no longer safe to eat and wet rags in a solution with an insufficient concentration of sanitizer.
The inspection also observed a large gap in the back door cited as a concern for pests and a pizza oven without a cleanable exterior. A follow-up inspection will be conducted on Oct. 5.