Multiple roaches, insects crawling in Triangle restaurant: Scores (Sept. 16)

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 what those scores mean and how they’re calculated.

Here are sanitation scores in Triangle counties from Sept. 9-15.

Wake County sanitation scores

The Wake County inspection management system shows that 92 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 9-15.

• Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
• Two restaurants received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.

Lucky Chicken II (851 Bass Pro Ln. in Cary) received a score of 89% on Monday, Sept. 15.

• The restaurant was in violation of 11 standards.
• Violations included raw eggs above containers of produce in the walk-in cooler, cooked chicken, plantains and peppers in walk-in cooler were not date marked, and shelving in the walk-in cooler has a white fuzzy residue in multiple spots.
• The restaurant previously scored 95.5% in April 2025. 

Anthony’s La Piazza (21 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh) received a score of 87% on Thursday, Sept. 11.

• The restaurant was in violation of 13 standards.
• Violations included several dishes observed with leftover food debris and tape residue, wet stacking dishes and food employees observed completing several different tasks without handwashing before moving onto the next task.
• The restaurant previously scored 97.5% in January 2025 and August 2024.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Wake County at bit.ly/4dGbJN3.

Durham County sanitation scores

The Durham County inspection management system shows 40 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 9-15.

• Most restaurants received an A grade.
• Four restaurants received a B grade.

Jamaica Jamaica (4853 NC-55 in Durham) received a score of 87.5% on Monday, Sept. 15.

• The restaurant was in violation of 13 standards.
• Violations included raw shelled eggs stored directly next to cut cabbage and carrots in the reach-in cooler, one dead water bug in front of the grill station and a grocery bag being used to line the rice in the rice cooker.
• The restaurant previously scored 90% in May 2025 and 96.5% in February 2025. 

IHOP (1821 N Pointe Dr. in Durham) received a score of 84.5% on Friday, Sept. 12.

• The restaurant was in violation of 14 standards.
• Violations included multiple items in the coolers found without covers, microwaves found dirty and a food employee observed picking an item off the floor, changing gloves, but not washing hands in between those two steps before returning to working with food.
• The restaurant previously scored 91% in May 2025 and 87.5% in April 2025.

China Wok (3825 S Roxboro St UNIT 124 in Durham) received a score of 82.5% on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

• The restaurant was in violation of 16 standards.
• Violations included employee beverages stored on prep surfaces, an employee operating the register then proceeded to food handling without washing her hands, and the person in charge was not wearing hair restraint while working with food upon arrival of inspection.
• The restaurant previously scored 92% in January 2025 and 90.5% in July 2024.

Top’s China Restaurant (1205 University Dr. in Durham) received a score of 87.5% on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

• The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards.
• Violations included multiple roaches and other insects crawling on surfaces in the facility, raw chicken stored above unwashed vegetables in the walk-in cooler and all employees observed turning off the sink handles with hands after washing and wiping hands on their aprons.
• The restaurant previously scored 93.5% and 82% in August 2025.

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 nine restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 9-15.

• 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 inspection management system shows that 23 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 9-15.

• All restaurants received an A grade.

You can search all restaurant inspections in Johnston County at bit.ly/4eEDuGr.

Chatham County sanitation scores

The Chatham County inspections management system shows that five restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 9-15.

• All restaurants received an A grade.

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

This story was originally published September 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM with the headline "Multiple roaches, insects crawling in Triangle restaurant: Scores (Sept. 16)."