South Carolina launches easier way to find restaurant inspections

FORT MILL, S.C. — It’s not too hard to see what grade a South Carolina restaurant got on its most recent inspection, but how often have you actually looked up a full inspection report to see what’s going on in the kitchen?

That’s something that the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is hoping to make easier for customers. On Tuesday, DHEC announced a new addition to the Food Grade Rating decals that are located at the main entrances of restaurants.

Going forward, the new Food Grade Rating decals will have a QR code that you can scan, and it’ll take you right to a portal to see the restaurant’s full inspection history.

“By adding a QR code to every Food Grade decal, patrons can conveniently view information beyond the food grade alone,” said Sandra Craig, a director with DHEC.

Craig says a DHEC food inspector first made the recommendation to add QR codes to the decals. DHEC says they’re going to try and have QR code letter grades at every permitted establishment “within a year.”

You can also find reports on the South Carolina Food Grades website, at this link.

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