These 3 restaurants had the worst ratings in Greenville from SC inspectors in June. Here’s why

A Simpsonville restaurant received the lowest score in Greenville County for June from South Carolina Department of Agriculture health inspectors, who reported grime, grease and flies in the facility.

Shortfields on Main Street was inspected on June 18 and received a 70, a C, and upon re-inspection on June 27 was graded 89, an A.

Among the findings in the original inspection were employee beverages stored on food contact surfaces during active prep, open drinks inside prep coolers stored over open foods and a food handler cutting ready to eat pickles with their bare hands.

A hand sink was used to fill buckets of water, a can opener was soiled with food debris, grime and rust and cutting boards were heavily soiled and deeply scratched.

Multiple cell phones were on cutting boards and the ice machine had pink and black microbial growth inside.

Improper food temperatures were recorded for shredded cheese, cooked noodles, roasted peppers, cooked potatoes, raw shrimp, sausage, raw scallops, chicken, marinated raw chicken, pepperoni, ham, bacon, cooked chicken wings, raw tilapia, cooked lasagna, potato soup, tomatoes and ranch dressing.

No dates were listed on sauces, soup, baked potatoes and deli meats.

Various cold holding units had no way to measure temperature.

The door in the dish machine room was propped open and flies were flying around the kitchen, back prep area and throughout the facility.

Mashed potatoes were not fully covered and stored under rusted chipped shelving.

A walk-in cooler had holes on the sides and no gasket on the door. Prep coolers throughout the kitchen were in disrepair.

Shelving, gaskets, and interiors of a cooler and walk-in were soiled with food, grime, and rust. Ventilation hoods were also heavily soiled with grease and dust and stove burners charred.

Floors, walls, and ceilings throughout the kitchen were heavily soiled with grease, old food, and grime, ceiling vents had grease and dust. Rust and paint chipping was seen.

On re-inspection, the inspector noted the microbial growth was still inside the ice machine, no thermometers in coolers, and the door in the dish machine room did not have an ineffective screen door.

Also, the walk-in cooler door was still in disrepair, stove burners charred and sides of equipment were soiled with grease and old food.

Floors, walls and ceilings similarly were soiled with grease, old food and grime.

Cositas Ricas was graded 73, a C, on a routine inspection and 99 the next day. One point was taken off for a faltering walk in the cooler that was not being used to store food.

The original inspection found staff used a three-compartment sink to wash hands while active ware washing was taking place, staff used a hand sink to dump and rinse containers and raw fish was stored above ready-to-eat products. Also, various foods were not at proper temperatures including sausage, shrimp, milk, cooked chicken, butter and salsa.

Opened ranch dressing was not refrigerated and unpasteurized eggs in the cold holding walk-in cooler were not at the correct temperatures.

Items without date marking were salsa, cooked beans and cooked beef.

A large spray bottle was not labeled and was stored above ready-to-eat food.

Cream cheese was stored in a glove in the walk-in cooler and beans in a bowl. A knife was inside a container holding potatoes and a scoop was buried in ice in the ice machine.

Construction material was stored with food and three mops were not hung up to dry.

Farm Fresh Fast on Church Street in Greenville was visited three times by a health inspector in June, receiving an 83, a B, on June 11, a 90 C on June 20 and 100 on June 30.

The inspector found improper temperatures of vegan chicken burgers, feta cheese, bleu cheese crumbles, red peppers, shredded cucumber, collards.

House-made to-go items were in containers covered and stacked during the cooling process.