Check out this week’s Triangle restaurant sanitation scores (Dec. 29)
The News & Observer is publishing a weekly round-up of restaurant sanitation scores to keep you up-to-date on the health grades at Triangle spots.
Starting this week, we’ll be adding Johnston County to our round-up. As usual, we’ll also include scores from Wake, Durham and Orange counties.
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 foodborne illnesses.
You’ve likely seen sanitation grade cards at restaurants you’ve visited, and The N&O recently explained what those scores mean and how they’re calculated.
Here’s what we found in Wake, Durham, Orange and Johnston counties for the week of Dec. 22 to Dec. 29.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County sanitation grades database shows 43 restaurant inspections that took place between Dec. 22-29.
▪ Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
▪ One restaurant, Tamarind Asian Fusion Bistro (8531 Brier Creek Pkwy #109 in Raleigh), received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but less than 90%.
The restaurant received a score of 89% during an inspection on Dec. 28.
- The restaurant was in violation of 13 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to three points.
- Violations included the inspector observing multiple containers of cooked chicken without date marking; there being no person in charge during the inspection and employees not being “understanding of procedures to prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses;” and having multiple foods in different coolers not at the proper cold holding temperatures.
- Some violations were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report shows.
- The restaurant previously scored a 93% in both August and February 2021.
▪ No restaurants in Wake County 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 by using the county’s inspection grades database.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 12 restaurant inspections have been completed since last Wednesday, Dec. 22.
▪ All 12 restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Durham County using the county’s inspections database.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows nine restaurants have been inspected over the past week.
▪ All nine restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Orange County using the county’s inspections database.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County sanitation inspections database shows eight restaurants were inspected between Dec. 22-29.
▪ All eight restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Johnston County using the county’s inspections database.
