Dairy items not cooled properly at Triangle restaurant: Sanitation scores (June 18)

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 June 11-18.

Wake County sanitation scores

The Wake County sanitation grades database shows that 43 restaurant inspections were completed June 12-18.

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

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 23 restaurant inspections were completed June 12-18.

▪ 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 24 restaurant inspections were completed June 12-18.

▪ 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 eight restaurant inspections were completed June 12-18.

▪ Most restaurants received an A grade.

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

La Quinta Inn and Suites (1695 Outlet Center Dr. in Selma) received a score of 87.5% during an inspection on June 12.

• The restaurant at this hotel was in violation of eight standards. Of these, five were considered critical violations.

• Critical violations included finding the glass reach-in cooler holding dairy products at 54 degrees F (when all cold foods must be below 41 degrees F), and employees were washing their hands with dish soap and napkins because the handwashing sink didn’t have hand soap or paper towels.

• Some violations were corrected during the inspection.

• The restaurant previously scored 85.5% in May 2023 and 90% in December 2022.

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

▪ No restaurants received a failing 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 two restaurant inspections were completed June 12-18. Both restaurants received an A grade.

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

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