Three York County food sites receive a B in May inspections

More than 250 restaurant and retail food inspections across York County in May 2026 ended with A grades for nearly every establishment, but three operations drew a B from state inspectors before returning to an A within weeks.

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture, which oversees retail food safety in the state, grades establishments after each inspection and posts the results as public record. Three sites fell short during the month: Konnichiwa of Fort Mill, the Subway inside the Walmart in Tega Cay, and a QuikTrip on Riverview Road in Rock Hill. All three corrected the problems and earned an A on follow-up visits.

Konnichiwa of Fort Mill

Konnichiwa of Fort Mill, at 1771 Pleasant Road, scored 82 points and received a B during a routine inspection May 7, according to the Department of Agriculture report. Inspectors cited two or more priority violations.

A handwashing sink next to a beverage cooler had food dumped into it, the report said. Inspectors also found cooked chicken held at 109 degrees next to the grill, below the safe temperature for hot holding, and several cold items above the 41 degree limit, including beef at 46 degrees and chicken at 47 degrees in the walk-in cooler and egg rolls and shrimp at 56 degrees in a separate cooler. The report noted those issues were corrected on site.

Additional violations included food stored on the floor of the walk-in freezer, dishes stacked wet, a cooler reading 50 degrees, a freezer door handle that was not working, debris buildup on shelving and dish machine racks, and a leaking vegetable sink. The restaurant returned to an A during a follow-up inspection May 14.

QuikTrip on Riverview Road

The QuikTrip at 1195 Riverview Road in Rock Hill scored 93 points but was downgraded to a B during a follow-up inspection May 19. The report stated plainly that the store was downgraded because of the continuation of a violation.

Inspectors found sticker residue on food containers that had been stored as clean, a food-contact surface problem that had not been corrected from a prior visit. The report also noted ice buildup in the walk-in freezer and soda syrup buildup on the floor and wall near both bag-in-box dispensing areas. QuikTrip earned an A on a follow-up inspection May 26.

Subway inside the Tega Cay Walmart

The Subway at 1151 Stonecrest Boulevard, inside the Tega Cay Walmart, scored 98 points yet received a B during a follow-up inspection May 5 over a single repeat problem. Both handwashing sinks were reaching only 90 degrees, short of the 100 degree minimum the state requires.

The report marked the violation as not corrected and a consecutive violation, with a note that it could be referred for enforcement. The store corrected the issue and returned to an A on a follow-up inspection May 12.

How the grades work

The QuikTrip and Subway results show why a high point total does not guarantee an A. Under the state system, a repeat priority violation can drop an establishment to a B even when its overall score stays in the 90s. State law allows penalties of up to $1,000 per violation for each day an establishment remains out of compliance.

The vast majority of York County establishments inspected in May held their A grades, including grocery stores, school cafeterias, fast food locations, sit-down restaurants, food trucks, and convenience stores across Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Clover, York, Lake Wylie, and Tega Cay.

All inspection reports are open to the public under the Freedom of Information Act and are available through the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.