Popular downtown restaurant gets ‘B’ grade: Triangle sanitation scores (Nov. 15)
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 Wake and Durham counties for the week of Nov. 8-15.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County sanitation grades database shows at least 100 inspections were completed between Oct. 26-Nov. 1.
▪ 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%.
Habibi Grill (1007 Method Rd., Raleigh) received a score of 88% during an inspection on Nov. 14.
- The restaurant was in violation of 14 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to 1.5 points.
- Violations included “visible contamination” of sour cream being stored in an outdoor walk-in cooler; “large buckets of food” in the outdoor cooler being “heavily soiled with mold and growth on the containers;” and drain flies near the dish machine and house flies in the kitchen.
- The restaurant previously scored a 91.5% in July, a 99% in February and a 98% in September 2021.
Jasmin & Olivz Mediterranean (2501 Blue Ridge Rd. G-190, Raleigh) received a score of 87.5% during an inspection on Nov. 9.
- The restaurant was in violation of 17 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to three points.
- Violations included food residue on dishes being stored as clean, several foods being held at incorrect temperatures, large containers of falafel mix being stored on the floor and “significant” build up of pink and black residue inside the ice machine.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection and some were repeat violations.
The restaurant previously scored a 95% in July and a 97.5% in both September and December 2021.
Jimmy V’s Osteria & Bar (420 Fayetteville St., Raleigh) received an 88.5% during a reinspection on Nov. 14. The restaurant had previously scored an 85%, also a B, during an inspection in September.
- The restaurant was in violation of 15 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to three points.
- Violations included raw bacon being stored above ready-to-eat salad and cheeses, several foods being held at incorrect temperatures, several foods being stored without date markings and several boxes of food being stored on the floor.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection and some were repeat violations.
The restaurant previously scored an 85% in September, a 93% in May and a 91.5% in November 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 at wake-nc.healthinspections.us.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows that 12 restaurant inspections were completed between Nov. 8-15.
▪ All restaurants receieved 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 seven restaurants were inspected between Nov. 8-15.
▪ 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 18 restaurants were inspected between Nov. 8-15.
▪ All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Johnston County at johnston-nc.healthinspections.us.
