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Carolina Kitchen Confidential: CORE 450

Violations uncovered inside Travelers Rest restaurant…

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by ERIN PARROTT *** As the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) continues conductin
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Oh DHEC April 20, 2026 at 10:36 pm

Here’s a story – choose some random restaurants and see how many in-person annual inspections they’ve had since the end of pandemic shutdowns. It is scary how many have not been inspected regularly.

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Observer April 20, 2026 at 11:21 pm

Oh DHEC, you are so right!
Decades ago, I used to work with a guy who had been a Waffle House manager. He told me then, that they paid off the health inspectors.

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SubZeroIQ April 21, 2026 at 8:33 am

Just because I’m always afraid of dying before I get to tell all of the true relevant stories I am so full of, here is one:
In May 1991, I was invited to a Preventive Medicine residency at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Part of my orientation month was to go out with an inspector of grocery stores. She was inspecting a Harris Teeter that day and we were met by the assistant manager. The inspector was really thorough and told me many establishments want an A rating when they are really B.
After the inspector and I were led by the assistant manager to the storage areas, the bakery, and the kitchen, I was told we were going to the office for the inspector to ask the assistant manager some questions. I excused myself for a couple of minutes to go buy a sandwich for my belated lunch from the store’s deli.
I joined the inspector and the assistant manager in the office and noticed two large bottles of more expensive wine on the inspector’s side of the manager’s desk and a very sheepish look on the assistant manager’s face when he realized I noticed.
End of my personal knowledge part of the story.

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Observer April 21, 2026 at 10:39 pm

LOL, busted! Thanks for sharing! I don’t doubt you a bit!

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SubZeroIQ April 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm

My duty and pleasure! Thanks for reading and commenting! God bless.

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