Two ‘B’ grades in one month for Triangle restaurant after reinspection
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- Most Triangle counties reported all inspections received A grades.
- Pei Wei Express at Southpoint scored 88.5% with 12 violations on March 19.
- Violations: leaking hand sink, unwashed produce, poor hand hygiene and no hair restraints.
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 March 17-23.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows 101 restaurant inspections were completed March 17-23. All received an A grade.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 44 restaurant inspections were completed March 17-23. One restaurant received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
Pei Wei Express (6910 Fayetteville Road, Space 230, Durham, inside The Streets at Southpoint Mall) received a score of 88.5% on Thursday, March 19.
- The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards.
- Violations include a leak from a hand sink, employees were not wearing hair restraints and were handling food after touching their phones without washing their hands, and unwashed produce was stored on top of cooked noodles and other washed produce.
- The restaurant previously scored an 85.5% in March 2026 and 90.5% in December 2025.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows 20 restaurant inspections were completed March 17-23. All received an A grade.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County inspection management system shows 23 restaurant inspections were completed March 17-23. All received an A grade.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspection management system shows nine restaurant inspections were completed March 17-23. All received an A grade.
This story was originally published March 24, 2026 at 9:30 AM.
