Triangle restaurant dinged for failing to sanitize equipment: Sanitation scores (Jan. 21)
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. 14-20.
Wake County sanitation scores
The Wake County inspection management system shows that 76 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 14-20.
Most restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
One restaurant received a B grade, or a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%.
ItsAWrap Vietnamese Eatery (10970 Chapel Hill Rd #120 in Morrisville) received a score of 88.5% during an inspection on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
The restaurant was in violation of 13 standards.
Violations included food being actively prepared at a three-compartment sink while utensils were being cleaned and employees not sanitizing utensils or equipment after cleaning as they should be.
Some violations were corrected during the inspection.
The restaurant previously scored 95.5% in September, 98% last March and 97.5% 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 33 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 14-20.
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 16 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 14-20.
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 14 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 14-20.
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 11 restaurant inspections were completed Jan. 14-20.
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 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM with the headline "Triangle restaurant dinged for failing to sanitize equipment: Sanitation scores (Jan. 21)."
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