273 of 284 food inspections in Bluffton from July 1 to Oct. 11, 2026, ended in an A, SC Food Grades shows. How grades work and how to look one up.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Figures come from SC Food Grades, data current as of Oct. 11, 2026, run by the South Carolina Department of Public Health for the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. See the method notes below before drawing conclusions from any one grade.

Restaurants, grocery stores, food trucks, school cafeterias and other places that sell food in Bluffton are inspected by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA), which took over retail food inspections on July 1, 2024. Every inspection gets a letter grade, and the reports are public on SC Food Grades.

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Bluffton results, July 1 to Oct. 11, 2026

SC Food Grades lists 284 inspections at 207 establishments with a Bluffton address in that period: 201 routine inspections and 83 follow-up visits.

Bar chart of food inspection grades in Bluffton from July 1 to Oct. 11, 2026: 273 A grades, 8 B grades and 3 C grades out of 284 inspections.

  • A: 273 inspections (96%)
  • B: 8 inspections
  • C: 3 inspections

The most recent grade on file was an A for 205 of the 207 establishments.

A Bluffton mailing address covers more than the town limits, so these figures include businesses in unincorporated Beaufort County.

Inspections below an A

Every inspection in the period that ended in a B or C, with each place’s other inspections in the same period. A follow-up visit is a return inspection after the routine one.

Establishment Address Inspections, July 1 to Oct. 11
Baleada Express 4 Oliver Court, Suite 102 C (routine, July 13); C (follow-up, July 21); A (follow-up, July 23); B (routine, Sept. 10); A (follow-up, Sept. 15)
New Sake Grill and Sushi 1017 Fording Island Road, F104 C (routine, July 23); A (follow-up, July 30)
Okan Bluffton 71 Calhoun St. B (routine, July 11); A (follow-up, July 14)
Berkeley Place Meat Market 102 Buckwalter Parkway, Suite 3-G B (routine, July 29); A (follow-up, July 31)
HoneyBaked Ham 1060 Fording Island Road A (routine, July 30); B (follow-up, Aug. 6); A (follow-up, Aug. 13)
Hilton Head National RV Resort 36 Hilton Head National Drive A (routine, Sept. 3); B (follow-up, Sept. 11); A (follow-up, Sept. 21)
Wayback Burgers 4 Bluffton Road B (routine, Sept. 29); A (follow-up, Oct. 6)
Amigos 133 Belfair Village Drive A (routine, Sept. 28); B (follow-up, Oct. 8)
Parker’s #43 6200 Jennifer Court A (routine, Sept. 30); B (follow-up, Oct. 8)

Each grade links to a full inspection report on SC Food Grades, which lists the specific violations and whether they were corrected on site. Read the report before you judge a business: a grade reflects one visit on one day.

How the grades work

SCDA inspects about 24,000 retail food establishments statewide. Under its risk-based system, each one is inspected once or four times a year, depending on the food it prepares and its compliance history, the department says. The inspector scores the visit and the establishment gets an A, B or C, under South Carolina Regulation 61-25.

Method notes

  • Source: SC Food Grades advanced search, city “Bluffton,” inspection dates July 1 to Oct. 11, 2026, all facility types, run Oct. 12, 2026.
  • What is included: every permitted retail food establishment, some of which, such as school cafeterias and stores, are not restaurants or are not open to the public for dining.
  • Timing: an inspection report may not be online right away, the state says, so the most recent visits may be missing.
  • Accuracy: the state provides the data for general reference and does not warrant its accuracy. Report errors to scfoodgrades@scda.sc.gov.
  • We list grades as the state publishes them and make no judgment about any business.

What this means for you

  • Look up any restaurant on SC Food Grades before you eat there, and open the full report.
  • In Bluffton this period, every routine inspection that ended in a B or C was followed by a follow-up visit; check the latest grade, not just one.
  • Report a food safety problem to SCDA, which inspects restaurants.

Related: new businesses in Bluffton and farmers markets.

Frequently asked questions

How do I look up a restaurant inspection in Bluffton, SC?

Search SC Food Grades, the state’s inspection website, by restaurant name, city or county. It shows the last three years of inspections and links each full inspection report as a PDF.

Who inspects restaurants in South Carolina?

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Retail Food Safety Department, since July 1, 2024. Inspections before that were done by the former Department of Health and Environmental Control.

How often are restaurants inspected in South Carolina?

Once or four times a year, depending on the kinds of food a place prepares and its compliance history, under the state’s risk-based inspection system.

How do I report a food safety problem at a restaurant?

File a complaint with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture through its food safety complaint form, or call Retail Food Safety at 803-896-0640.