CORKY BELLS SEAFOOD
185 S HWY 17
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/7/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 33-14-4:Basic - Dumpster overflowing garbage. Dumpster overflowing and trash bags on the ground. Operator has called waste company to expedite pick up. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink over wait station counter reach in cooler, employee relocated. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on cookline reach in cooler cutting board. Employee relocated the phone. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-48-4:Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employee cutting fruit at inside bar counter.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
- 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floors of walk in cooler not easily cleanable, operator in process of replacing and making cleanable. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In bulk hush puppy container spoon stored with handle in the product. Operator removed the spoon. Corrected On-Site
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Prep station wet wiping cloth under cutting board. Employee removed the wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Wait station reach in cooler door gaskets with mold like substance build up. Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the flip top reach in cooler in the center of the cook line. Employee wiped the water from the base. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies observed on metal table of dishwashing area. Employee killed one fly. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the standup reach in cooler, raw lobster over cooked crawfish. In the standup reach in freezer, container of raw shrimp over ready to eat cheese sticks. Operator rearranged storage levels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer stored on bulk soda syrup boxes. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer hanging off prep table over whisk for iced tea. Operator relocated both chemical spray bottles. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In the reach in cooler on the cook line and wait station reach in cooler open containers of milk missing product date marking. Operator had employee date mark. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bulk ice bin has mold like substance at the ice chute. Microwave on cook line has food debris on top plate. Employee cleaned the microwave. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at cook line hand wash sink, operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/7/2025 revealed 16 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 8/1/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In dry storage area, small plastic cups used in multiple seasonings. Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At cook line, employee drink on counter of reach-in cooler at fry station. At cook line, employee drink on upper shelf over microwave.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At cook line, cell phone on reach-in cooler counter. Phone moved. Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. On cook line, 2 employees with no beard guards. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. At cook line, left microwave has rust and is no longer smooth surface and easily cleanable.
- 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walk-in cooler floor has rusting with holes and is no longer easily cleanable. Repeat Violation
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At cook line, tongs on oven handle. Also, at inside bar, ice scoop in ice bin with handle touching ice. Employee moved scoop. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. At cook line, left microwave has encrusted residue at back wall of microwave.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At drink station, reach-in cooler gasket has build up. Repeat Violation
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At cook line, employee removed hat, touched hair, placed cap back on then handled clean pan without washing hands and changing gloves. Inspector spoke to employee, he washed hands and put on new gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 4 flying insects. 1 at dish area. 2 in dry storage room with seasonings. 1 in dry storage with potatoes. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In double door reach-in cooler at end of cook line across from triple sinks, raw lobster stored over cooked crawfish. Operator moved lobster to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At cook line triple sinks, hose bibb with red hose attached missing backflow preventer.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At inside bar, soda gun soiled. Employee stated gun is no longer in service. At outside bar, soda gun and drain plate soliled. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 14 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 4/8/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Styrofoam cup used as scoop in bulk seasoning container. Operator relocated the cup. Corrected On-Site
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon in vacuum packaged bags fully sealed and thawed. Packaging missing the instructions to remove from packaging prior to thawing. Discussed with operator that all vacuum packaged frozen fish must be removed from sealed package prior to being thawed or thawed under cold running water and then removed from packaging. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on the main cook line actively working with food with no beard guard.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the prep table, clean containers stacked while wet.
- 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walk in cooler floors uneven and separating, no longer easily cleanable.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Knives stored in standing water of 76F at the waitstation reach in cooler. Operator relocated the utensils. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Wait station soda dispenser has build up of residue on the underside of the dispenser behind the nozzles. Discussed with employee who will clean the dispenser at the end of the shift. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In the flip top reach in cooler, cooked shrimp (51/52F - Cold Holding) per operator cooked the previous day and stored in the reach in cooler. Operator removed the cooked shrimp containers. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one fly on the cook line closest to the fryers. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-13-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. In the cook line drawers of the reach in cooler, cooked chicken under raw shrimp. Operator relocated the cooked chicken. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In the flip top reach in cooler, cooked shrimp (51/52F - Cold Holding) per operator cooked the previous day and stored in the reach in cooler. Operator removed the cooked shrimp containers. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer in the waitstation area stored on shelf facing the clean pitchers. Operator relocated the spray bottle. Bar area sanitizer spray bottle on the speed rack facing liquor bottles. Operator relocated the spray bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bulk ice bin at the end of the cook line has mold like substance around the chute area. Inside bar expo soda nozzles has build up of debris inside the nozzle. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at the end of the main cook line used to store a strainer. Employee removed the strainer from the hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/8/2024 revealed 14 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/25/2023
High Priority
5
Intermediate
3
Basic
4
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fish thawed with labeling indicating to remove from packaging with no oxygen introduced. Person in charge cut packages during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 33-09-4:Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Large amount of bagged trash at dumpster enclosure. Attracting flying insects. Trash service on site during inspection. Person in charge states has been in contact with waste services.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in protein walk in cooler with debris buildup.
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Quatanery ammonium sanitizer bucket testing at 0ppm, person in charge discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed four flying insects in kitchen during inspection. Person in charge lidded open products and added fan to cookline to deter flying insects from landing at food prep area.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over prepped tomatoes in walk in cooler. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream in countertop fliptop at 51F. Ambient temperature of unit 41F. Person in charge states lid left open for lunch rush, closed lid during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Time for hush puppy mix, tomato and lettuce not remarked once changed out. Person in charge marked appropriately. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles with chemicals stored on prep table. On bag in box soda, person in charge moved to appropriate location. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzle and holster at interior bar with debris buildup. Soda nozzle at outdoor bar with debris buildup.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing papertowels at employee restroom and at outdoor bar. Person in charge provided. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chowder in walk in cooler made Friday per person in charge not properly date marked. Person in charge marked appropriately. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/25/2023 revealed 12 total violations (5 high priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic).