10-day-old boiled eggs earn ‘B’ grade: Latest Triangle restaurant inspections
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- Weekly News & Observer roundup lists sanitation scores across Triangle.
- Wake, Orange, Johnston, Chatham reported all A grades for this week.
- Durham logged three B grades citing storage, temperature and old eggs.
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 from Dec. 16-22.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows 101 restaurant inspections were completed Dec. 16-22. All received an A grade (a score between 90% and 100%).
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 26 restaurant inspections were completed Dec. 16-22. Three restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
Jimmy’s Famous Hot Dogs (2728 Guess Rd, Durham) received a score of 88% on Monday, Dec. 22.
- The restaurant was in violation of 15 standards.
- Violations included finding “all items in the low cooler” at 50 degrees (should be at least 41), a food thermometer inaccurate by 10 degrees, holes in the women’s restroom by the sink and behind the toilet and a food employee was seen unlocking the front door then later prepping food without washing hands or changing gloves.
- There are no records of previous inspections for Jimmy’s Famous Hot Dogs in the Durham County system.
Curry Point Express (5400 S. Miami Blvd. #100, Durham) received a score of 89% on Friday, Dec. 19.
- The restaurant was in violation of 10 standards.
- Violations included finding foods stored in the walk-in cooler for more than 24 hours, many uncovered foods stored directly beneath a soiled shelving rack and soap dispensers at hand sinks not working properly.
- The restaurant previously scored 90.5% in September and 91.5% in June.
Urban Noodle (4104 Surles Ct #4, Durham) received a score of 89% on Thursday, Dec. 18.
- The restaurant was in violation of 13 standards.
- Violations included finding two containers of food dated Nov. 31 and a container of boiled eggs dated for Dec. 8. Knives were also found slotted between soiled side surfaces of a reach-in cooler, and an employee was found using a cell phone then proceeded to thaw food.
- The restaurant previously scored 92% in August and 97% in January.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows 16 restaurant inspections were completed Dec. 16-22. All restaurants received an A grade.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County inspection management system shows 11 restaurant inspections were completed Dec. 16-22. All restaurants received an A grade.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspections management system shows 10 restaurant inspections were completed Dec. 16-22. All restaurants received an A grade.
