ROUTINE INSPECTION
OWNERSHIP CHANGE INFORMATION NEW FACILITY NAME: Lick Mill Liquors NEW OWNER: Lick Mill Liquors LLC The applicant has completed the facility evaluation application process for an Environmental Health Permit. The permit category for this facility is FP06. An invoice for the permit fee in the amount of $735.00 will be mailed to the billing address on the application. Payment must be submitted within 10 days of receipt of the invoice. The owner is responsible for contacting our department if an invoice is not received and remit payment within 30 days. The Environmental Health Permit will be effective: 04/01/2026 - 05/31/2027 This report serves as a temporary permit. However, the permit will be deemed invalid if the permit fee is not paid in full within 30 days from the date of this report. Okay to Operate. An official permit will be mailed to the address on file and shall be posted in public view upon receipt. *Structural Review inspection conducted on 03/23/2026 *Permit condition: N/A *Obtain food safety manager certificate within 60 days. All other food employees must have valid food handler cards within 30 days from hire date. *Notes: - Facility no longer serves coffee. If in the future facility wishes to resume coffee sales, facility shall install an approved, dedicated three compartment sink for the purpose of warewashing. - PIC states that only the walk-in cooler and the four-door reach-in cooler will be used to store milk. PIC states that none of the other refrigeration units will be used for holding potentially hazardous foods. If facility elects to store prepackaged, potentially hazardous foods in other units, ensure that one of the available dial thermometers is used to measure the temperature prior to the storage of the any of the aforementioned foods inside.
5 reported violations
- K41: Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
1. Two compartment sink (that lacks an integral drainboard) is situated directly over/on top of the mop sink. Two compartment sink discharges directly via a hose into the mop sink. *Note: Previous owner installed the two compartment sink under the mop sink faucet. [CA] All equipment that discharges liquid waste shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an airgap of minimum one inch into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor. Ensure that the two compartment sink hose discharges indirectly into the mop sink. 2. Clear waste line (possibly from upstairs, per the PIC), observed anchored to the wall and discharges into the two compartment sink. [CA] Ensure that the aforementioned waste line discharges indirectly into the mop sink.
- K33: Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Heavy accumulation of green slime and mold in the two floor sinks at the front of the sales floor. *Note: Both floor sinks observed covered with wooden boards [CA] Nonfood contact surfaces shall be maintained clean.
- K30: Food storage: food storage containers identified
1. Liquor, various drinks, and canned food observed stored inside an unapproved, external wooden shed outside the back of the property. [CA] Food shall be stored inside the fully enclosed, approved facility. *Note: PIC inquired on obtaining approval and making necessary changes for the external shed. Contact DEH Plan check with any inquiries. Facility may call the main line and ask to speak with the Plan Checker on duty, or else contact DEH Plan check at dehplancheck@deh.sccgov.org. 2. Bottles of liquor observer stored inside a large, upright wooden cabinet in the bathroom. [CA] Discontinue the storage of food in the bathroom.
- K35: Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
1. Facility (under previous ownership) has installed a two compartment sink directly over the mop sink. Mop sink faucet outputs water into the two compartment sink. Two compartment sink drains directly into the mop sink via a hose. [CA] Submit plans to DEH Plan Check at dehplancheck@deh.sccgov.org. 2. Ambient of the walk-in cooler measured 45F via probe. Ambient of the four-door reach-in cooler measured 46F via probe. *Note: No potentially hazardous foods stored inside the units at the time of inspection. Per staff, they intend on storing milk and possibly other dairy products in these two units. [CA] Refrigeration shall be capable of maintaining potentially hazardous foods at 41F or below. Pasteurized milk and pasteurized milk products in original, unopened containers may be held at 45F or below. 3. Multiple unvarnished wooden cabinets observed in the facility. Per the PIC, they were added by the previous owner. [CA] Equipment surfaces shall be smooth, of durable construction, and of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable. Varnish or else remove.
- K45: Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Unvarnished wooden planks observed nailed to the walls of the bathroom. Unvarnished wooden panels observed placed over the two floor sinks at the front of the sales floor. The wall at the back of the facility is in disrepair; numerous holes observed in it. [CA] The wall and floor surfaces shall be smooth, of durable construction, and of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable. Varnish or else remove. Eliminate any gaps in wooden planks that would allow for the harborage of vermin. Walls and floors shall be maintained in good repair.