Durham, Holly Springs Restaurant Sanitation Scores: May 2022
The News & Observer publishes a weekly roundup of restaurant hygiene scores to keep you up to date on the health ratings of Triangle spots.
Sanitation scores and their corresponding ratings are used in North Carolina to assess restaurant compliance with rules and standards intended to mitigate and prevent the spread of foodborne illness.
You’ve probably seen health-grade cards at restaurants you’ve visited, and The N&O previously explained what those scores mean and how they’re calculated.
Here are the sanitation scores in Wake, Durham, Orange and Johnston counties for the week of May 10-17.
Wake County Sanitation Scores
Wake County’s Sanitation Ratings database shows 78 restaurants were inspected between May 10 and May 17.
▪ Most restaurants received an A rating, meaning a score of at least 90%.
▪ A restaurant received a B rating, meaning a score of at least 80% but less than 90%.
The Mason Jar Tavern (114 Grand Hill Pl., Holly Springs) scored 87% in a May 13 inspection.
- The restaurant was in violation of 15 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to three points.
- Violations included food stored at “unsafe temperatures”, several kitchen utensils and dishes with food residue or debris, and several foods without date markings,
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Some infractions were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report said.
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The restaurant previously scored 96% in October 2021 and 97.5% in August 2021.
▪ No restaurant in Wake County has received a C grade, or a score of at least 70% but less than 80%.
▪ No restaurant received a failing grade or a grade below 70%.
You can search for all restaurant inspections in Wake County using the County Inspection Ratings Database at wake-nc.healthinspections.us.
County Durham Sanitation Scores
County Durham’s Inspection Management System shows 19 restaurant inspections were carried out between May 10 and May 17.
▪ Most restaurants received an A rating, meaning a score of at least 90%.
▪ A restaurant received a B rating, meaning a score of at least 80% but less than 90%.
Taqueria Don Fily (2003 Holloway St., Durham) scored 82.5% in a May 10 inspection.
- The restaurant violated 21 state standards, with point deductions ranging from zero to three points.
- Violations included multiple foods kept at incorrect temperatures, employee handwashing sinks being inaccessible, employees not wearing hair ties while working in the kitchen, and numerous dead cockroaches and cockroach droppings found along from the counter.
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Some infractions were corrected during the inspection, the inspection report said.
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The restaurant previously scored 88% in December 2021, 91% in May 2021 and 90.5% in October 2020.
▪ No restaurant in County Durham has received a C grade, or a score of at least 70% but less than 80%.
▪ No restaurant received a failing grade or a grade below 70%.
You can search for all restaurant inspections in County Durham using the County Inspections Database at bit.ly/3pVQfpG.
Orange County Sanitation Scores
The Orange County Inspections Management System shows four restaurants were inspected between May 10 and May 17.
▪ All four restaurants received an A rating, meaning a score of at least 90%.
You can search for all restaurant inspections in Orange County using the County Inspections Database at bit.ly/3eQqpxc.
Johnston County Sanitation Scores
Johnston County’s health inspection database shows 13 restaurants were inspected between May 10 and May 17.
▪ All 13 restaurants received an A grade, meaning a score of at least 90%.
You can search for all restaurant inspections in Johnston County using the county inspections database at johnston-nc.healthinspections.us.