Twelve shocking discoveries from Myrtle Beach restaurant inspections
This collection of stories reveals recurring problems with food safety and cleanliness in Myrtle Beach area restaurants as found by health inspectors.
Inspectors find issues like dirty utensils and black buildup in ice machines in multiple eateries. In some cases, raw fish is stored near ready-to-eat foods or food is kept at unsafe temperatures. Reports describe moldy sweet potato pies, live roaches around food prep areas and sewage coming up through kitchen floors. Some inspections also point to old meat in coolers, mildew inside ice machines and rats or flies present in dining areas.
Read the stories below.
NO. 1: DIRTY UTENSILS, GUNKY ICE MACHINES: THE LATEST WORST RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS IN MYRTLE BEACH AREA
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspectors recently gave these Horry and Georgetown County restaurants the lowest health and safety scores. Here are the violations they reported. | Published September 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 2: UNSAFE TEMPERATURES AND DIRTY KITCHENS: LATEST RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS AROUND MYRTLE BEACH, SC
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture regulates Grand Strand restaurants with regular inspections. Here are the latest violations inspectors found. | Published September 19, 2024 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 3: RAW MEAT CONTAMINATION, ICE MACHINE GRIME: MYRTLE BEACH AREA’S WORST RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
Here’s why these restaurants around the Myrtle Beach area scored the lowest in South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspections. | Published January 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 4: RATS, ‘TERRIBLE ODOR’ & MILDEW: THE LATEST WORST MYRTLE BEACH AREA RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
These restaurants around the Myrtle Beach area earned the lowest scores in the latest health and safety inspections. Here’s what inspectors found. | Published January 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 5: RODENT FECES, EXPIRED MEAT AND MORE: THE LATEST WORST MYRTLE BEACH AREA RESTAURANT VIOLATIONS
These restaurants around the Myrtle Beach area had the lowest health and safety scores in recent inspections. Here’s what South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspectors found. | Published February 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 6: MOLDY FOOD, UNWASHED HANDS AND MORE: THE WORST MYRTLE BEACH AREA RESTAURANT VIOLATIONS
These Myrtle Beach-area restaurants scored the lowest health and safety grades in recent South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspections. Here’s why. | Published February 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 7: ROACHES & PINK SLIME IN THE ICE MACHINE: THE WORST MYRTLE BEACH-AREA RESTAURANT VIOLATIONS
From expired food to live bugs, check out why these Myrtle Beach-area restaurants scored the lowest health and safety grades in recent South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspections. | Published March 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 8: ICY MILDEW, RAW LIVER SITTING OUT & MORE: THE WORST MYRTLE BEACH-AREA RESTAURANT VIOLATIONS
From unsafe food temperatures to slime in soda fountain ice chutes, check out why these Myrtle Beach-area restaurants scored the lowest health and safety grades in recent South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspections. | Published April 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 9: LIVE ROACHES AND EXPIRED FOOD: THE LATEST WORST MYRTLE BEACH AREA RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
These restaurants around the Myrtle Beach area scored the worst health and safety grades in recent South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspections. Here’s why. | Published April 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 10: RATS, FLIES & OLD MEAT: LATEST MYRTLE BEACH AREA RESTAURANTS WITH WORST INSPECTIONS
Excessive flies, wood rats and old food left in a meat grinder, here’s why these restaurants around the Myrtle Beach area scored the worst health and safety grades in South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspections. | Published May 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 11: FLIES IN FOOD, SEWAGE & SHUT DOWNS: LATEST MYRTLE BEACH RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
Multiple facilities in the Myrtle Beach area halted service after inspections from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Here’s why these Grand Strand restaurants scored the worst grades. | Published June 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
NO. 12: MOLDY PIES, FLIES & MONTH-OLD SEAFOOD: LATEST MYRTLE BEACH RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
These restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area scored the lowest health and safety grades in South Carolina Department of Agriculture inspections. See the worst violations. | Published June 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Maria Elena Scott
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