Dead roaches found in a Triangle restaurant’s container of salt: Sanitation scores (Jan. 14)
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 Jan. 7-13.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows that 110 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 7-13.
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%.
Akami Sushi Bar (1561 E Williams St. in Apex) received a score of 88.5% during an inspection on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The restaurant was in violation of nine standards.
Violations included an employee seen handling salad ingredients with their bare hands, raw beef stored above sushi-grade fish in a reach-in cooler and raw fish stored above fresh fruit in a walk-in cooler.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection. The restaurant was reinspected on Monday, Jan. 13 and scored 97%.
The restaurant previously scored 97% in June 2024 and 96% in December 2023.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Wake County at bit.ly/4dGbJN3.
Durham County sanitation scores
The Durham County inspection management system shows 53 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 7-13.
Most restaurants received an A grade.
One restaurant received a B grade.
Mas Chingon Mexican Grill and Bar (1541 Glenn School Rd Suite 17 in Durham) received a score of 88.5% during an inspection on Thursday, Jan. 9.
The restaurant was in violation of 15 standards.
Violations included dead roaches in most light shields, under bulk storage containers and in the bulk container of salt, and an employee washed hands without removing gloves and then began food preparation.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 94.5% in September 2024 and 95% in April 2024.
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 15 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 7-13.
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 22 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 7-13.
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 seven restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 7-13.
All restaurants received an A grade.
You can search all restaurant inspections in Chatham County at bit.ly/3JfiHwq.
This story was originally published January 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM with the headline "Dead roaches found in a Triangle restaurant’s container of salt: Sanitation scores (Jan. 14)."
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