Dirty dishes in Raleigh & Durham: This week’s restaurant sanitation scores (May 31)
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 May 24-31.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County sanitation grades database shows that 69 restaurants were inspected between May 24-31.
▪ Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
▪ One restaurant received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.
Wang’s Kitchen (3631 New Bern Ave., Raleigh) received a score of 86% during an inspection on May 24.
- The restaurant was in violation of 15 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to two points.
- Violations included the restaurant completely lacking hot water, dirty dishes with grease and food debris being stored as clean, food handlers not wearing hair restraints and foods being stored at incorrect temperatures.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report shows.
The restaurant previously scored a 91% in November 2021, a 92% in April 2021 and a 91.5% in January 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 at wake-nc.healthinspections.us.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows that 15 restaurant inspections were completed between May 24-31.
▪ Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
▪ One restaurant received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.
Jumbo China (1839 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Durham) received a score of 85% during an inspection on May 26.
- The restaurant was in violation of 14 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to two points.
- Violations included the person in charge not being able to demonstrate proper food safety practices, employees not washing their hands correctly, several dirty dishes and kitchen equipment being stored as clean and bleach and other chemicals being stored next to food.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report shows.
The restaurant previously scored a 94% in November 2021, a 93% in April 2021 and a 95.5% in January 2021.
▪ No restaurants in Durham 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 Durham County using the county’s inspections database at bit.ly/3pVQfpG.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows that four restaurants were inspected between May 24-31.
▪ All four 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 15 restaurants were inspected between May 24-31.
▪ All 15 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.
