Unplugged cooler. Unlabeled meat. Myrtle Beach area restaurants with worst inspections

Eleanor Nash
·2 min read

From dirty knives to chemicals stored with dishes, South Carolina health inspectors found numerous violations at Myrtle Beach-area restaurants this week.

The state releases grades and inspection reports for food establishments across Horry and Georgetown counties.

Here are the restaurants that received some of the lowest ratings this week.

Panthers (Plantersville General Store on Google)

  • Location: 13812 N. Fraser St., Georgetown

  • Grade: B, 79% for a routine inspection on Dec. 1

The inspector found onions stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler. An employee’s purse and drink sat on prep tables. Items in the display cooler were not labeled, including liver pudding and bologna. The required follow-up inspection has not yet been held. Read the full report.

Roosters Tavern

  • Location: 3901 Dick Pond Road, Unit A, Myrtle Beach

  • Grade: B, 82% for a routine inspection on Nov. 30

The inspector discovered that the chicken bog on the menu was cooked at home and then sold at the restaurant. A knife and a dicer still had food debris on them, even though they were stored with clean items. The required follow-up inspection has not yet been held. Read the full report for Roosters Tavern.

El Paso Quick Stop

  • Location: 4580 U.S. Highway 501, Conway

  • Grade: B, 83% for a routine inspection on Nov. 27

An employee went from handling raw meat to wiping off a cutting board without changing gloves, the inspector observed. Bags of masa flour were lying open in the dry storage room and raw meat was sitting in the dish sink. The required follow-up inspection has not yet been held. Read the full report for El Paso Quick Stop.

Pizza Hyena

  • Location: 13 South Ocean Blvd., Surfside Beach

  • Grade: B, 83% for a routine inspection on Nov. 18

Food was stored overnight in an unplugged cooler, the inspector learned. Chemicals and clean cooking equipment were stored together and washed containers still had date stickers on them. The required follow-up inspection was held on Dec. 1 and the restaurant got an A grade. Read Pizza Hyena’s full report.