West Raleigh restaurant earns ‘C’ for improperly stored sushi: Inspections
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- Sushi Thai (Wycliff Road in Raleigh) scored 76.5% with 17 violations on March 30.
- Violations: improper sushi temps, cross-contamination and staff not washing hands.
- Durham, Orange, Johnston and Chatham counties had all-A weeks.
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 24-30.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows 89 restaurant inspections were completed March 24-30. One restaurant received a C grade (a score of at least 70% but lower than 80%):
Sushi Thai Restaurant (2434 Wycliff Road, Raleigh) received a score of 76.5% on Monday, March 30.
- The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards.
- Violations include employees not washing their hands after handling raw chicken and raw beef, raw chicken was cut on a cutting board that then had raw vegetables cut on it, sushi was not stored at the proper temperatures and boxes of yellowfin tuna and wonton wrappers was found on the floor of the walk-in cooler, among other violations.
- The restaurant previously scored an 83.5% in January 2026 and a 97% in March 2025.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 41 restaurant inspections were completed March 24-30. All restaurants received an A grade.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows 19 restaurant inspections were completed March 24-30. All received an A grade.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County inspection management system shows 24 restaurant inspections were completed March 24-30. All received an A grade.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspection management system shows eight restaurant inspections were completed March 24-30. All received an A grade.
This story was originally published March 31, 2026 at 12:43 PM.
