Cary restaurant earns ‘C’ grade for flies & odor: Latest Triangle inspections

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. 10-16.

Wake County sanitation scores

The Wake County inspection management system shows 57 restaurant inspections were completed March 3-9. One restaurant received a C grade (a score of at least 70% but lower than 80%):

Brunches at Crossroads (200 Crossroads Blvd., Suite 100, Cary) received a score of 77.5% on Thursday, March 5.

• The restaurant was in violation of 22 standards.
• Violations include no soap available at the sink where food is cooked, cutting boards and shelving units “not clean and have an odor,” food including pimento cheese and chicken salad not stored at proper temperatures, “a lot of fruit flies” and “drain flies” near the meat prep sink, among other violations.
• The restaurant previously scored a 97% in August 2025.

Durham County sanitation scores

The Durham County inspection management system shows 41 restaurant inspections were completed March 3-9. Two restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):

Anjappar Chettinad Bar and Grill (201 E. Main St., Durham) scored at 84% on Wednesday, March 4.

• The restaurant was in violation of 14 standards.
• Violations include multiple employees seen changing gloves or touching bare body parts or clothing without washing their hands, raw chicken stored above sauces, shrimp and fish, sauté pans with food debris labeled as clean and multiple lighters stored above uncovered spices, among other violations.
• The restaurant previously scored an 83% in February 2026 and 90% in October 2025.

Michoacán Mexican Restaurant (3409 Hillsborough Road, Unit G, Durham) scored at 89.5% on Monday, March 9.

• The restaurant was in violation of 15 standards.
• Violations include raw eggshells touching containers of cooked food, food stored in a cooler and cold drawers were not at the right temperature and cooked food without dates, among other violations.
• The restaurant previously scored a 93% in November 2025.

Orange County sanitation scores

The Orange County inspection management system shows 15 restaurant inspections were completed March 3-9. All received an A grade.

Johnston County sanitation scores

The Johnston County inspection management system shows 30 restaurant inspections were completed March 3-9. All received an A grade.

Chatham County sanitation scores

The Chatham County inspection management system shows eight restaurant inspections were completed March 3-9. All received an A grade.

This story was originally published March 10, 2026 at 11:06 AM.

Anna Roman

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Anna Roman is a service journalism reporter for the News & Observer. She has previously covered city government, crime and business for newspapers across North Carolina and received many North Carolina Press Association awards, including first place for investigative reporting.