Live cockroaches, Durham restaurant employee not using soap: latest inspections
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- Durham County completed 47 inspections July 7–13, and two restaurants received B grades.
- Wake County completed 120 restaurant inspections July 7–13 and all received an A grade.
- Orange, Johnston and Chatham counties reported all restaurants received A grades.
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 July 7-13.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows 120 restaurant inspections were completed July 7-13. All received an A grade.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 47 restaurant inspections were completed July 7-13. Two restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
Neo Japan(1125 NC 54 Highway, Suite 401) received a score of 87.5% on Thursday, July 9.
- The restaurant was in violation of 20 standards.
- Violations include soda nozzles with debris build-up, four live cockroaches by the back prep sink and chlorine test strips that have been expired since 2016, among other violations.
- The restaurant previously scored an A grade in March 2026.
Kinya Ramen Sushi Bar(202 NC 54 Highway, Suite 506) received a score of 85.5% on Wednesday, July 8.
- The restaurant was in violation of 22 standards.
- Violations include an employee washing hands without soap, observed raw salmon stored over onions in a small cooler near the grill, raw pork, chicken and shrimp out of its original packaging stored over ready-to-eat food and curry sauce and miso soup with incorrect dates on them, among other violations.
- The restaurant previously scored B grade in June 2026.
Orange County sanitation scores
The Orange County inspection management system shows 20 restaurant inspections were completed July 7-13.
Johnston County sanitation scores
The Johnston County inspection management system shows 16 restaurant inspections were completed July 7-13. All received an A grade.
Chatham County sanitation scores
The Chatham County inspection management system shows eight restaurant inspections were completed July 7-13. All received an A grade.
