Restaurant Inspections — Columbia Borough — May 23, 2026

Columbia Kettle Works, 40 N. Third St., Columbia, May 14. Pass. Observed deeply scored cutting boards on both cooling units, not resurfaced or discarded as required. Observed static dust on the exhaust fan in the window above the three-compartment sink and some webbing on the ceiling and pipes above food preparation areas.

Smoked & Loaded, 149 Third St., Columbia, May 14. Pass. Coleslaw, a refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food, in the two-door cooler, was not compliant with date-marking by being labeled with a discard- or use-by date of no more than seven days and requires discarding. Observed a scrub brush and food debris inside the hand-wash sink, indicating uses other than hand-washing. The hand-wash sink is for hand-washing only. Observed single-service, single-use articles (to-go trays) stored beneath a table in the food preparation area directly on the floor, and not 6 inches above the floor. A working container of soap detergent was stored above or on the floor with single-service articles (to-go trays) in the food preparation area. A box and packets of "fry-powder" was observed stored on a shelf next to food in the food preparation area.