Triangle restaurants reinspected after violations for flies, unwashed hands
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- County reinspections raised five Triangle restaurants from lower scores to A grades.
- State law mandates up to four yearly inspections to assess foodborne illness risks.
- Violations included flies, unwashed hands, improper storage and undated cooked foods.
Five Triangle restaurants received A grades after previously receiving lower scores when inspected by county health officials.
State law requires health departments to inspect restaurants up to four times a year to assess their overall risk factors that contribute to foodborne 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.
The N&O reviewed restaurants with less than an A grade who were reinspected in March.
Restaurants in Chatham, Johnston and Orange counties all received an A grade in March.
Wake County restaurant reinspections
The following Wake County restaurants were reinspected:
- Brunches at Crossroads (200 Crossroads Blvd., Suite 100, Cary) received a score of 95.5% on Friday, March 13. Earlier in the month they received a score of 77.5% after inspectors found “a lot of fruit flies,” odors from unclear cutting boards and shelving and food not stored at proper temperatures, among other violations.
Durham County restaurant reinspections
The following Durham County restaurants were reinspected:
- Anjappar Chettinad Bar and Grill (201 E. Main St., Durham) received a score of 96.5% on Thursday, March 26. Earlier in the month they received a score of 84% after inspectors found raw chicken stored above sauces, shrimp and fish and dirty saute pans were labeled as clean, among other violations.
- Beau & Kales Backyard BBQ (5122 NC Highway 55, Durham) received a score of 93% on Monday, March 9. In February, they received a score of 87% after inspectors found employees handling food without washing their hands and multiple foods weren’t held at the proper temperatures, among other violations.
- China Wok (3825 S. Roxboro St., Space 124, Durham) received a score of 96% on Wednesday, March 25. In February, they received a score of 78.5% after inspectors found employees mopping the floor and then handling food without washing their hands and no dates on cooked food in the walk-in cooler, among other violations.
- Michoacán Mexican Restaurant (3409 Hillsborough Road, Unit G, Durham) received a score of 94.5% on Friday, March 20. Earlier in the month they received a score of 89.5% after inspectors found food stored at incorrect temperatures in a cooler and cold draws and cooked foods without dates, among other violations.
- Pei Wei Asian Express (6910 Fayetteville Road, Space 230, Durham, inside The Streets at Southpoint Mall) received a score of 88.5% on Thursday, March 19. Earlier in the month they received a score of 85.5% after inspectors found unwashed produce was stored on top of cooked noodles, a leak in a hand sink and employees not wearing hair restraints.
