Live roach & bugs found in Triangle restaurant kitchen: Scores (July 8)

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 July 1-7.

Wake County sanitation scores

The Wake County inspection management system shows that 70 restaurant inspections were completed July 1-7.

• Most restaurants received an A grade or a score of at least 90%.

• Two restaurants received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.

Naga’s South Indian Cuisine (1000 Lower Shiloh Way STE 106 in Morrisville) received an inspection score of 87% on July 3.

• The restaurant was in violation of 11 standards.

• Violations included multiple live flies throughout the kitchen and dry storage areas, and cooked rice stored directly below the handwashing sink and doors. Shelving, gaskets, and sides of prep coolers, walk-in coolers, and tall reach-in coolers throughout the kitchen were soiled with food and other debris.

• The restaurant previously scored 84% in June 2025 and 93% in January 2025.

Crab Du Jour Cajun Seafood Restaurant Bar (6320 Plantation Center Dr. in Raleigh) received a score of 87% during an inspection on July 2.

• The restaurant was in violation of 21 standards.

• Violations included a live roach on the kitchen floor near the cooking area, several live house flies in the kitchen area and several kitchen workers not wearing hair restraints.

• The restaurant previously scored 92% in November 2024 and 94% in April 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 29 restaurant inspections were completed July 1-7.

• Most restaurants received an A grade.

• One restaurant received a B grade.

Noodles & Company (2608 Erwin Rd. Suite 152 in Durham) received a score of 85.5% during an inspection on July 2.

• The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards.

• Violations included multiple dishes and containers holding dishes found dirty, a handwashing sink in the warewashing area missing soap and dishes in the clean dish area were stacked wet.

• The restaurant previously scored 87.5% in March 2025 and 95.5% in November 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 11 restaurant inspections were completed July 1-7.

• 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 seven restaurant inspections were completed July 1-7.

• 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 seven restaurant inspections were completed July 1-7.

• All restaurants received an A grade.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Chatham County at bit.ly/3JfiHwq.

This story was originally published July 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM.

Chyna Blackmon

The Charlotte Observer

Chyna Blackmon was a service journalism reporter for The Charlotte Observer. A native of the Carolinas, she grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Queens University of Charlotte. She’s also worked in local television news in Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA. Support my work with a digital subscription