Triangle restaurant gets ‘B’ for storing months-old food: Scores (Sept. 23)

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. 16-22.

Wake County sanitation scores

The Wake County inspection management system shows that 90 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 16-22.

• 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%.

Benny Capitale’s (121 Fayetteville St #110 in Raleigh) received a score of 86% on Sept. 19.

• The restaurant was in violation of 15 standards.
• Violations included tongs put up as clean that had build-up on them, chemical spray bottles found stored on the shelf with other food items, and heavy residue and debris accumulation in low cold-hold units, storage racks, and direct-contact pizza racks.
• The restaurant previously scored 90.5% in November 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 31 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 16-22.

• Most restaurants received an A grade.
• One restaurant received a B grade.

The Durham (315 E Chapel Hill St. in Durham) received a score of 85.5% on Sept. 18.

• The restaurant was in violation of 23 standards.
• Violations included linens being used to put on top of food and raw chicken above ready-to-eat foods in the reach-in cooler. There was also oatmeal made on Sept. 11, kimchi made July 31 and sauerkraut made Aug. 27 still present in the walk-in cooler.
• The restaurant previously scored 95.5% in May 2025 and 98% in March 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 20 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 16-22.

• 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 26 restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 16-22.

• 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 four restaurant inspections were completed Sept. 16-22.

• 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 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM with the headline "Triangle restaurant gets ‘B’ for storing months-old food: Scores (Sept. 23)."