NC university cafeteria gets ‘B’ for broken walk-in coolers: Scores (Aug. 26)

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 from Aug. 19-25.

Wake County sanitation scores

The Wake County inspection management system shows that 99 restaurant inspections were completed Aug. 19-25.

• 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%.

Shaw University Cafeteria (118 E. South St. in Raleigh) received a score of 89.5% on Thursday, Aug. 21.

• The restaurant was in violation of nine standards.
• Violations included pans of rice and chopped grilled chicken on the hot holding line not at proper temperature, three walk-in coolers are no longer working and floor tile grout worn down and holding water/debris in kitchen.
• The restaurant previously scored 93% in March 2025 and 95.5% in October 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 Aug. 19-25.

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

Urban Turban Indian Grill and Bar (1125 NC-54 #301 in Durham) received a score of 88% on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

• The restaurant was in violation of 15 standards.
• Violations included multiple dishes observed with sticker residual on the food contact surface, several clean utensils stored in containers on the floor and food splatter on walls in multiple areas.
• The restaurant previously scored 90% and 85.5% in May 2025. 

Twisted Noodle (4201 University Dr STE 112 in Durham) received a score of 88.5% on Tuesday, Aug. 19.

• The restaurant was in violation of 14 standards.
• Violations included an employee cutting unwashed cabbage on the cutting board at the make line, another who scooped rice in the kitchen without a hair restraint and missing date markings for cooked brown rice in the walk-in, and for wontons, cooked potatoes, and tofu in the reach-in.
• The restaurant previously scored 94% in May 2025 and 93% in January 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 19 restaurant inspections were completed Aug. 19-25.

• 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 Aug. 19-25.

• 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 10 restaurant inspections were completed Aug. 19-25.

• All restaurants received an A grade. 

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

This story was originally published August 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM with the headline "NC university cafeteria gets ‘B’ for broken walk-in coolers: Scores (Aug. 26)."