Six Greenville County restaurants were graded C during September inspections.
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One Greenville County restaurant had live and dead roaches, others food debris buildup on equipment as well as walls and floors.
Six failed their initial routine inspections.
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture made 371 inspections in September in Greenville County, both routine and reinspections and 337 were given A scores. A total of 28 received a B.
Tokyo Grill and Supreme Buffet on White Horse Road was given a 70, C grade, on Sept. 29.
The inspector said cutting boards, probe thermometers, rice cooker and mixing bowls stored as clean had a build-up of debris and food on the self-service buffet was at improper temperature including Buffalo wings, cooked potatoes, calamari, grilled ranch chicken, cooked spaghetti, fried chicken wings and fried shrimp.
Also, raw salmon, California roll, raw chicken, cooked rice, cooked noodles, ham and baked chicken.
The facility had no date-marking system in place.
Cooked noodles, cooked chicken and sliced ham was held for more than 24 hours and not labeled with the use by, discard by, or prepped on date.
Multiple fish products were thawed at room temperature on the counter.
Multiple condiment bottles of sauce in the sushi area were not labeled with the common name of the food. Multiple spice containers in the kitchen were not labeled with a common name.
The backdoor screen was broken and there were gaps under the backdoor.
Multiple ladles and rice spoons were stored in standing room temperature water. Cardboard was used to line shelving.
Water leaked inside a walk-in cooler and a galvanized shelving unit had a large rusted hole making it uncleanable.
There was a build-up of encrusted grease on top and sides of fryers, debris in gaskets on coolers, and garbage on the ground around outdoor dumpsters.
Floor tiles were missing and in disrepair around the dish machine and walls and ceiling tiles were missing and in disrepair.
A drain pipe between the utility sink in the dish pit area was in poor repair. There was a build up of debris on ceiling tiles and on walls and floors around the dish machine. The lighting on the cookline was not bright enough.
Oriental House on Augusta Street in Greenville received 73 points, C grade, during a routine inspection on Sept. 3.
It was cited for raw beef stored over raw shrimp in a walk-in cooler, build up of food debris on a can opener blade, old labels on containers stored as clean and a bowl soiled with food debris stored as clean.
There was black organic matter in the ice machine.
An employee reheated rice to a temperature of 140 F for holding in a steam table. Other food at improper temperature included cooked shrimp, cooked beef, lo mein and rice.
Items in walk-in cooling in a large container were cooked the day before. Frozen chicken thawed on a sheet pan on the floor.
Bulk containers lacked a common name label.
There was a gap at the bottom edge of the back door, which was not self-closing.
There were multiple live and dead roaches throughout the facility.
Utensils were stored in standing water at 70 F under rice warmers. Multiple food containers with scoops lacked handles.
Clean pans were wet and stored on shelving.
Ice built up in the walk-in freezer, missing floor tiles near the drain under the work station, and food debris and grime was on the floor in dry storage.
The restaurant was inspected again on Sept. 19 and received a 100.
Chef 21 on East McBee Avenue in Greenville scored 77 points, C grade, on Sept. 10.
The inspector saw an employee with food in a bowl and an open bag of chips on the cook line, a hand sink used as a dump sink and ice in a hand sink.
There was no chlorine in the mechanical warewashing (commercial grade dishwashing) machine.
Food was at improper temperatures including raw salmon, crab and raw tuna.
Cooked noodles, rice cakes, pickled eggs, cooked chicken wings and salmon mix lacked labels identifying the proper discard date.
Multiple containers were stacked wet after being cleaned and sanitized.
Multiple cutting boards had deep grooves and scoring so could not be cleaned properly.
The sides of fryers, stoves and ovens were heavily soiled with food debris and grime as were walls in the walk-in cooler, on the cook line and shelving throughout the facility.
A microwave, rice cookers, and toaster oven had a build up of food debris.
There was a build up of grease on top of the grease receptacle.
Floors behind cooking equipment, in the walk -in cooler, and freezer were soiled with grime, debris and grease.
Lighting above the cook line where an employee worked with food or with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, and saws was not bright enough.
The restaurant scored 99, an A, on a follow-up inspection on Sept. 14.
It lost a point due to containers stacked wet after being cleaned and sanitized.
Crate Restaurant and Wine Bar on Trade Street in Greer received an 86, C grade, during a routine inspection on Sept. 3.
The inspector noted there was no hand drying provision on the kitchen and men’s restroom.
An employee washed and rinsed food equipment without using sanitizer.
In the kitchen / walk-in cooler, collard greens cooked the day before were stored in a deep and covered food container.
Chemical spray bottles were not labeled with their common name.
Church’s Chicken on South Pleasantburg Drive in Greenville scored 87, C grade, on Sept. 21.
It was cited for the sink in the women’s restroom not reaching a minimum temperature of 100 F, food probes of thermometers had a build-up of debris and old labels on containers that were on the clean dish racks.
There was no time/date labeling on any of the fried chicken, chicken tenders or mac and cheese.
The inspector noted a large ice build-up in the walk-in freezer, a build-up of oil and grease on heat lamps, fryer hood vents, back and sides of fryers and debris on nonfood contact surfaces of thermometer, fans, oven and wire shelving in the walk-in cooler.
Debris had built up on the oil recycling container outside and garbage was on the ground around outdoor dumpsters.
Floor tiles under the fryers were in disrepair as were ceiling tiles in the back, making them hard to clean.
There was a build-up of debris on the floors throughout the facility especially under fryers, around hand sink, by the back door.
Hot Spot #2022 on Augusta Road in Greenville received a 90, but was given a C.
The customer self-service display held food at improper temperatures including cheddar hot dog, beef hot dog, jalapeño cheddar sausage and ultimate Italian sausage.
Cleaner/sanitizer spray bottles were not labeled.
The facility did not have test strips on hand for sanitizer.
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