Live roach walking on sushi prep in Raleigh restaurant: Sanitation scores (Sept. 19)
The News & Observer publishes a weekly roundup of restaurant sanitation scores to keep you up-to-date on the health grades at Triangle dining spots.
Sanitation scores and their corresponding letter grades are used in North Carolina to assess restaurants’ adherence to rules and standards intended to mitigate and prevent the spread of food-borne illnesses.
You’ve likely seen sanitation grade cards at restaurants you’ve visited, and The N&O previously explained what those scores mean and how they’re calculated.
Here are sanitation scores in Triangle counties for the week of Sept. 13-19.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County sanitation grades database shows that 81 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 13-19.
▪ Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
▪ Three restaurants received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.
Sushi Blues Cafe (301 Glenwood Ave. Suite 110 in Raleigh) received a score of 86.5% during an inspection on Sept. 18.
The restaurant was in violation of 20 standards. Of these, seven were considered critical violations.
Standout violations included finding a “live roach ... walking over the sushi prep counter” and another going into a “nearby dirty floor drain.”
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 94% in June 2023 and 95.5% in December 2022.
Acme Pizza Co (204 Village Walk Dr. in Holly Springs) received a score of 87% during an inspection on Sept. 18.
The restaurant was in violation of 15 standards. Of these, seven were considered critical violations.
Standout violations included finding an “accumulation of fruit flies” in the back prep area and a dirty slicer blade, observed with dried food build up on its small parts, stored as clean.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 94% in both February 2023 and October 2022.
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar (3300 Village Market Pl. in Morrisville) received a score of 86% during an inspection on Sept. 13.
The restaurant was in violation of 14 standards. Of these, seven were considered critical violations.
Standout violations included finding live and dead flies in the ice machine, and a sheet pan of french fries was stored directly on a trash bin.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 92% in October 2022 and 91% in January 2022.
▪ No restaurants received a C grade, or a score of at least 70% but less than 80%.
▪ No restaurants received a failing grade, or a score below 70%.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Wake County at wake-nc.healthinspections.us.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows six restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 13-19.
▪ All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Durham County at bit.ly/3pVQfpG.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows that 28 restaurant inspections were Sept. 13-19.
▪ All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Orange County at bit.ly/3eQqpxc.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County sanitation inspections database shows that 16 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 13-19.
▪ All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Johnston County at johnston-nc.healthinspections.us.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspections management system shows that that three restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 13-19.
▪ Most restaurants received an A grade.
▪ One restaurant received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.
Dry Dock Seafood Restaurant (408 North 2nd Ave. in Siler City) received a score of 88.5% during an inspection on Sept. 14.
The restaurant was in violation of 10 standards. Of these, five were considered critical violations.
Critical violations included finding the “two door reach-in cooler not maintaining” proper temperature and improperly labeled food and chemical containers.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 84.5% August 2023 and 97% in June 2023.
▪ No restaurants received a C grade, or a score of at least 70% but lower than 80%.
▪ No restaurants received a failing grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Chatham County at bit.ly/3JfiHwq.
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