June restaurant health report: Rodent droppings and dogs playing near food
Thirteen Beaufort County food businesses were cited with “B” grades, but one of these was later downgraded to a “C” grade, resulting in a total of three restaurants cited with “C” grades in June health inspections by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control:
YES! THAI INDEED, 2127 Boundary St. #2, scored a 91% (B) on June 12 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a B because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: Rodent droppings by water heater and by freezers in storage room; boxes of single service items stored directly on the floor; and reach-in cooler #2 door gasket seals in poor repair.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 18 and scored a 100% (A).
SONIC DRIVE-IN #3789, 5 Sherington Drive, scored a 95% (B) on June 13 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a B because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: Gaskets throughout facility have a heavy accumulation of black organic matter and reach in coolers have a heavy accumulation of food debris in them.
The restaurant was scheduled for a followup inspection within 10 days. That report had not been posted at press time.
RED ROOSTER CAFE, 2045 Boundary St., scored a 92% (B) on June 10 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a B because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: Pump sprayer without a proper label to identify contents inside stored in the kitchen area; walk-in cooler fan covered with a heavy accumulation of dust build up; secondary grill with a heavy build up of food debris and grease; floors with a buildup of grease behind grill area; and multiple racks in the kitchen with a heavy accumulation of grease.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 20 and scored a 100% (A).
PAPA JOHNS PIZZA, 24 Palmetto Bay Road, scored a 91% (B) on June 11 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a B because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: Lack of chlorine in the mechanical dish machine; open baited spring loaded rodent traps under prep table; and rat droppings on top of the hot water heater and under the dish machine.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 21 and scored a 100% (A).
LOWCOUNTRY PRODUCE MKT & CAFE, 302 Cartaret St., scored a 95% (B) on June 25 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a B because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: cold food not at the correct temperature.
The restaurant was scheduled for a followup inspection within 10 days. That report had not been posted at press time.
KHJ GROUP DBA JINYA RAMEN BAR, 95 Mathews Drive Suite F3, scored an 85% (B) on June 5 in a routine inspection. Issues noted by inspectors included: Food handler picking up and handling rodent feces with bare hands and then attempting to resume kitchen duties without proper hand washing as required; food held outside required minimum temperature that through date marks and discussion with person in charge was ascertained to have been cooked and cooled the day before; facility is engaged in ROP processes without an approved variance; rodent feces and signs of rodent activity under bag-in-box soda storage rack; and facility does not have an MRT or equivalent test kit to measure temperature mechanical dish machines.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 14 and scored a 100% (A).
ISLAND BAGEL, 841 William Hilton Parkway, scored an 89% (B) on June 6 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a B because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: Lack of chlorine in the mechanical dish machine; squeeze bottle of bleach not labeled for identification as required; toxic chemicals stored with food; rodent feces on top of mechanical dish washer and along kitchen base board; and cutting board stained and no longer easily cleanable.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 13 and scored a 97% (C). This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a C because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: Lack of chlorine in the mechanical dish machine.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 17 and scored a 100% (A).
GILLIGAN’S OF BEAUFORT, 2601 Boundary Street, scored an 87% (B) on June 27 in a routine inspection. Issues noted by inspectors included: Cook washing hands without using soap; food employee handling raw and then RTE food without a hand wash and glove change between tasks; cold food not at the correct temperature and problems with the walk-in cooler; drain flies swarming in different areas throughout the kitchen; build up of grease and grime on equipment racks, food storage racks, tops and sides of equipment; and a build up of organic matter on electronic menu board.
The restaurant was scheduled for a followup inspection within 10 days. That report had not been posted at press time.
DOLPHIN HEAD GOLF CLUB, 56 High Bluff Rd, scored an 85% (B) on June 4 in a routine inspection. Issues noted by inspectors included: lack of chlorine in the chemical dish machine; cold food not at the correct temperature and problems with the walk-in cooler; facility not having a suitable probe thermometer to measure food temperature; soiled utensils in standing water; and buildup of lime and organic material on interior of mechanical dish machine.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 13 and scored a 100% (A).
CHINA DRAGON 6688, LLC, 14 Savannah Highway Suite 3, scored an 82% (B) on June 5 in a routine inspection. Issues noted by inspectors included: A large container of cut chicken stored on a lidded garbage can next to the hand washing sink and exposed to splashes; a large bowl of marinated chicken stored on a box next to the 3 compartment sinks during active cleaning and exposed to splashes; cutting boards and knifes stored unclean; cutting board used to cut raw chicken washed and scrubbed in the sink with out a sanitizing step; black organic matter on ice machine chute; cold food not at the correct temperature; and warewashing equipment unclean with a build up of line scale and food debris.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 13 and scored a 100% (A).
BRICKYARD PUB, 45 Shipyard Drive, scored a 91% (B) on June 6 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an A, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a B because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspectors included: Lack of chlorine in the dish machine; toxic chemicals commingled with food throughout the facility; and cutting boards stained and no longer easily cleanable.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 14 and scored a 100% (A).
BONEZ BAR AND GRILL, 1540 Fording Island Road, scored an 83% (B) on June 5 in a routine inspection. Issues noted by inspectors included: Ham stored in the same container as raw beef with drippings present; lack of chlorine in the chemical dish machine; facility does not have a date marking system in place for cooked and opened food; open baited rat traps in warewashing area; rodent droppings on warewashing machine, compartment sinks and under ice machine; and drain flies in ware washing area and behind bar.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 13 and scored a 100% (A).
BOJANGLES, 109 Robert Smalls Parkway, scored an 86% (B) on June 20 in a routine inspection. Issues noted by inspectors included: Employee handling raw chicken with single use gloves and proceeding to scoop ice from ice machine without changing gloves; chemicals stored on top of ice machine and above food prep table; multiple house flies and drain flies in soda bag-in-box storage area; food handler with long polished fingernails working with food without gloves; ice scoop stored handle down in contact with ice; multiple soiled utensils stored in standing water at ambient temperature; organic debris on biscuit speed rack; and a build up of grease, soda syrup, food debris, and water on floor throughout the kitchen.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 27 and scored a 100% (A).
RYAN’S PIZZA & HIBACHI, 277 Sea Island Parkway Suite 110, scored an 83% (C) on June 20 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an B, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a C because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspections included: Employee observed eating in prep area; cold food not at the correct temperature; foods prepared and held greater than 24 hours without using a date marking system; pest repellent and liquid dish washing soap stored in food prep area; a bottle of mouth wash stored next table top steamer in prep area; neosporin and bandages located above table top warmer in prep area; and oysters and beef roast thawing under standing water.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 21 and scored a 100% (A).
ALFRED’S RESTAURANT, 807 William Hilton Parkway, scored an 83% (C) on June 12 in a routine inspection. This percentage normally would merit an B, but the restaurant’s grade was kept at a C because of continuing violations. Issues noted by inspections included: Cakes delivered to facility from unapproved source; lack of chlorine in the dish machine; cold food not at the correct temperature and problems with the walk-in cooler; two dogs running around food preparation area upon arrival for inspection; ice scoops stored in soiled receptacle; clean linens stored on the floor of outdoor storage closet; clean cutting board stored on the floor; clean linens stored in the men’s restroom; line reach in cooler to be in poor repair and unable to hold foods at 41 F or below; and walk in shelf liners to be heavily soiled with food debris and organic growth.
The restaurant was reinspected on June 13 and scored a 100% (A).
WHAT THE GRADES MEAN
Inspectors hand out a grade of A, B or C, depending on the conditions found at the time. Points are docked for a variety of infractions, and restaurants have a chance to correct the problems and improve their score in a reinspection.
- A: 88% to 100%
- B: 78% to 87%
- C: 77% or less
During June, DHEC recorded 201 inspections of restaurants, schools, stores and other food establishments in Beaufort County. The agency publishes the results of these health inspections on its website.
Newer food grade decals include a QR code that customers can scan with their phones to see a food establishment’s latest report.
This story was originally published July 16, 2024 at 12:23 PM.
