Restaurant near NC State earns ‘B’ grade: Latest Triangle inspections
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- Wake County: Asia Pot scored 88.5% with eight violations.
- Durham: La Cabana 504 scored 87.5% with 17 violations.
- Johnston, Orange and Chatham counties: all restaurants received A grades.
Update: 20+ Triangle restaurants reinspected after health violations. See the new scores
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 Feb. 3-9.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows 109 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 3-9. One restaurant received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
Asia Pot (3215 Avent Ferry Rd, Raleigh) received a score of 88.5% on Monday, Feb. 9
- The restaurant was in violation of eight standards.
- Violations included finding several containers of raw beef and chicken stored over ready-to-eat bags of carrots in the walk-in cooler, and a large container of fried chicken pieces were left on ware washing shelves outside of temperature control, holding at 58 degrees F. Two bowls of cooked chicken and cooked beef were also left on the counter at 115 and 87 degrees F, when they must be maintained hot at a minimum of 135 degrees F.
- The restaurant previously scored 91% in September 2025 and 91.5% in April 2025.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 42 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 3-9. One restaurant received a B grade:
La Cabana 504 (3218 Guess Rd, Durham) received a score of 87.5% on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
- The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards.
- Violations included finding brown and black buildup in the ice machine, cooked rice made at 8 a.m. cooling on the countertop at 55 degrees F after 1:30 p.m. and raw chicken was found stored directly next to cooked rice with containers touching.
- The restaurant previously scored 94% in both September and May 2025.
- Note: Google and Google Maps say the restaurant located at this address is called Costa Azul Restaurant.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows 16 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 3-9. All restaurants received A grades.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County inspection management system shows 39 restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 3-9. All restaurants received A grades.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspections management system shows seven restaurant inspections were completed Feb. 3-9. All restaurants received A grades.
This story was originally published February 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM.
