Triangle restaurant can’t refrigerate all its food, earns ‘B’ grade: Scores (May 14)

Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska
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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 for the week of May 8-14.

Wake County sanitation scores

The Wake County sanitation grades database shows that 56 restaurant inspections were completed May 8-14.

▪ Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.

▪ Three restaurants received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.

Blaze Pizza #1062 (1024 Market Center Dr. in Morrisville) received a score of 86.5% during an inspection on May 13.

  • The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards. Of these, eight were considered critical violations.

  • Critical violations included finding containers, knives and utensils soiled with food debris but stored as clean, fruit flies throughout the kitchen and pesticides stored above containers of dough and soda on the dry storage shelf, which could contaminate food and equipment.

  • Some violations were corrected during the inspection.

  • The restaurant previously scored 94.5% in December 2023 and 95% in March 2023.

China Wok (7440 Louisburg Rd. #143 in Raleigh) received a score of 88.5% during an inspection on May 9.

  • The restaurant was in violation of 13 standards. Of these, six were considered critical violations.

  • Critical violations included finding numerous foods stored at improper temperatures and containers of food with no date markings, as well as a spray bottle with chlorine sanitizer without a label.

  • Some violations were corrected during the inspection.

  • The restaurant previously scored 90% in November 2023 and 93% in May 2023.

Hibachi Sushi (3217 Avent Ferry Rd. in Raleigh) received a score of 88.5% during an inspection on May 9.

  • The restaurant was in violation of 14 standards. Of these, five were considered critical violations.

  • Critical violations included the restaurant not having enough refrigeration space to store all of the establishments’ food items, and a large container of food was stored on a metal shelving unit outside of temperature control. Food was being held outside of temperature control for too long. There were also a few flies observed in the kitchen.

  • Some violations were corrected during the inspection.

  • The restaurant previously scored 92% in November 2023 and 91.5% in June 2023.

▪ No restaurants received a C grade, or a score of at least 70% but less than 80%.

▪ No restaurants received a failing grade, or a score below 70%.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Wake County at wake-nc.healthinspections.us.

Durham County sanitation scores

The Durham County inspection management system shows 27 restaurant inspections were completed May 8-14.

▪ All restaurants received an A grade.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Durham County at bit.ly/3pVQfpG.

Orange County sanitation scores

The Orange County inspection management system shows that 10 restaurant inspections were completed May 8-14.

▪ All restaurants received an A grade.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Orange County at bit.ly/3eQqpxc.

Johnston County sanitation scores

The Johnston County sanitation inspections database shows that 15 restaurant inspections were completed May 8-14.

▪ All restaurants received an A grade.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Johnston County at johnston-nc.healthinspections.us.

Chatham County sanitation scores

The Chatham County inspections management system shows that that one restaurant inspection was completed May 8-14.

▪ Boneyard in Siler City received a perfect score during a May 9 inspection.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Chatham County at bit.ly/3JfiHwq.

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