Baby roaches and moldy sauce: This week’s Triangle sanitation scores (March 1)
The News & Observer publishes a weekly round-up of restaurant sanitation scores to keep you up-to-date on the health grades at Triangle 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 foodborne 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 Wake, Durham, Orange and Johnston counties for the week of Feb. 22-March 1.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County sanitation grades database shows 100 restaurants that were inspected between Feb. 22-March 1.
▪ Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
▪ Three restaurants received B grades, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.
Chutneys (4121 Davis Dr., Morrisville) scored an 87% during an inspection on Feb. 24.
- The restaurant was in violation of 13 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to three points.
- Violations included several raw foods being stored near ready-to-eat foods, including a raw, cracked egg shell being stored in the same container as ready-to-eat vegetables; several kitchen tools and cleaning supplies having “heavy residue” built up and several foods being stored at improper cooling temperatures.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report shows.
The restaurant previously scored a 92% in August 2021, a 95% in March 2021 and a 95.5% in December 2020.
Lilly’s Pizza (1813 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh) scored an 88.5% during an inspection on Feb. 23.
- The restaurant was in violation of 26 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to 1.5 points.
- Violations included “live baby roaches” in the back kitchen dish area, a food employee with a “fluffy beard” not wearing a beard guard or hair net and several foods being held at the wrong cooling temperature.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report shows.
The restaurant previously scored a 96.5% in July 2021, a 87% in March 2021 and a 98% in July 2020.
Lime & Lemon Indian Grill (105 Friendly Dr. #101, Raleigh) scored an 87.5% during an inspection on Feb. 22. Note: The restaurant was re-inspected on Feb. 24, and scored a 94% — an A grade.
- During the initial inspection on Feb. 22, the restaurant was in violation of 19 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to two points.
- Violations included numerous employees beginning work without washing their hands, several raw animal foods being stored near ready-to-eat foods and sauces, several utensils and kitchen tools being stored with food debris on them and a container of moldy sauce being stored in a small prep cooler.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report shows.
The restaurant scored a 94% during a re-inspection on Feb. 24. Before the Feb. 22 inspection, the restaurant had previously scored a 97% in October 2021 and a 95% in May 2021.
▪ One restaurant received a C grade, or a score of at least 70% but less than 80%.
Hereghty Heavenly Delicious (2603 Glenwood Ave. #123, Raleigh) scored a 78% during an inspection on Feb. 23. The inspection was a re-inspection from a previous inspection on Feb. 4, when the restaurant scored an 87.5%.
- The restaurant was in violation of 24 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to three points.
- Violations included an employee moving a trashcan with gloved hands, then handing packaged food to a customer without changing gloves; several foods being stored above their proper cooling temperatures; several foods lacking date markings and the restaurant’s food thermometer not functioning.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report shows.
The restaurant previously scored an 87.5% on Feb. 4, a 93% in May 2021 and a 96% in July 2020.
▪ 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 at wake-nc.healthinspections.us.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows that 27 restaurant inspections were completed between Feb. 22-March 1.
▪ All 27 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 at bit.ly/3pVQfpG.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows that 26 restaurants were inspected between Feb. 22-March 1.
▪ All 26 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 at bit.ly/3eQqpxc.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County sanitation inspections database shows that 29 restaurants were inspected between Feb. 22-March 1.
▪ All 29 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 at johnston-nc.healthinspections.us.
