Triangle restaurant gets ‘B’ for dirty ice machine, improper hand-washing: Scores (March 18)
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 March 11-17.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows that 123 restaurant inspections were completed March 11-17.
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%.
Dave’s Hot Chicken (114 Grand Hill Place in Holly Springs) received a score of 88.5% during an inspection on Wednesday, March 12.
The restaurant was in violation of seven standards.
Violations included several pieces of equipment, stored as clean, above a three compartment sink and a storage rack observed with visible food debris build up.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 90% and 98% in December 2024.
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 March 11-17.
Most restaurants received an A grade.
One restaurant received a B.
Noodles & Company (2608 Erwin Rd. in Durham) received a score of 87.5% during an inspection on Tuesday, March 11.
The restaurant was in violation of 19 standards.
Violations included unwashed produce in the walk-in cooler stored directly above ready-to-eat food, an ice machine found dirty with residue around the ice chute and the person in charge, who was not a certified food protection manager, did not properly wash their hands.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 95.5% in November and July 2024.
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 26 restaurant inspections were completed March 11-17.
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 28 restaurant inspections were completed March 11-17.
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 four restaurant inspections were completed March 11-17.
All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Chatham County at bit.ly/3RgyEWo.
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