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Restaurant inspections in South Carolina
Who inspects, where the record lives, what the public actually sees, and whether it has to be posted on the door. Every line below links to the government source it came from.
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Who inspects
South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA), Consumer Protection Division; retail food safety transferred from DHEC to SCDA on July 1, 2024 Agency page
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What the public sees
A letter grade of A, B, or C derived from a 100-point score: A above 87, B 78-87, C below 78. Source
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Posting the result
Required to be posted. A letter grade is posted at each facility, per Regulation 61-25 §8-403.10(G). Rule
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Food code in force
2017 FDA Food Code. The FDA Food Code is a model, not a federal mandate — each state decides which edition to adopt and how far to amend it.
| Where to search | Coverage |
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| SC Food Grades application | Statewide |
No official bulk or API dataset found. Results are available one establishment at a time, or by public records request.
If you run the restaurant
The record is public either way. The useful move is to read it before a customer does.
Pull your own record
Search yourself in the lookup above and read every line of the last three reports. Repeat violations are what escalate.
Work the ten risk factors
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Fix, document, re-inspect
Dated photos and a written correction log are what a re-inspection rewards. What to do after a bad inspection.
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