Restaurant in Village District earns ‘B’ grade: Latest Triangle inspections
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- N&O reports weekly sanitation roundup: Wake had 57 inspections, two B grades.
- A TGI Friday’s location scored 88.5% with under-temp foods and fruit flies.
- Durham, Orange, Johnston and Chatham counties recorded all A grades this week.
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. 30 to Jan. 5.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows 57 restaurant inspections were completed from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5.
Two restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
TGI Friday’s (1100 Timber Dr. E, Garner) received a score of 88.5% on Dec. 31.
- The restaurant was in violation of nine standards.
- Violations included finding several plates of ribs holding between 109 and 124 degrees F (must be at least 135), numerous foods — including shrimp, beef, pasta and salad mix — cold holding at too-warm temperatures, several fruit flies found throughout the kitchen and several cold holding units that couldn’t maintain temperatures below 41 degrees F.
- The restaurant previously scored 94.5% in July 2025 and 96.5% in March 2025.
Village Draft House (428 Daniels St., Raleigh) received a score of 83% on Dec. 30.
- The restaurant was in violation of 19 standards.
- Violations included finding an employee use bare hands to place fried chicken bites on a salad, multiple foods above 41 degrees in the flip-top cooler, buffalo chicken and spinach dip labeled Dec. 21 and Dec. 20 in the cooler, and the rear entrance door was gapped at the bottom, which could allow for insects and/or vermin.
- The restaurant previously scored a 96 on Dec. 10 and on May 14.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 40 restaurant inspections were completed from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5. All restaurants received A grades.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows five restaurant inspections were completed from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5. All restaurants received A grades.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County inspection management system shows 16 restaurant inspections were completed from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5. All restaurants received A grades.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspections management system shows four restaurant inspections were completed from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5. All restaurants received A grades.
This story was originally published January 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM.
