Triangle restaurant cited for ‘significant dried food debris’ on plates: Scores (Feb. 25)
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 Feb. 18-24.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows that 92 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 18-24.
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%.
La Buena Vida (4516 Falls of Neuse Rd. in Raleigh) received a score of 85% during an inspection on Monday, Feb. 24.
The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards.
Violations included some raw meat stored above an uncovered container of cooked corn, significant dried food debris found on plates stored as clean and several wet wiping cloths seen sitting on the prep surface.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 90% in March 2024 and October 2023.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Wake County at bit.ly/4dGbJN3.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 28 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 18-24.
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 12 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 18-24.
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 inspection management system shows that 16 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 18-24.
All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Johnston County at bit.ly/4eEDuGr.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspections management system shows that six restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 18-24.
All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Chatham County at bit.ly/3JfiHwq.
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