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.
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