Southpoint Area Restaurant Inspection Scores for June 2024

On occasion, Southpoint Access will gather information from Durham County’s Public Health Department to get a snapshot of how facilities in this region are scoring on their inspections. In this report, we delve into recent reports on restaurants in the 27713 zipcode.

TL;DR Version: Top score (100/100) went to Blue Ridge Deli & Café. Lowest scores (94/100) went to California Pizza Kitchen and Pei Wei Express.

Beau & Kale’s Backyard BBQ. 5122 NC Hwy. 55. Score: 94.5. Notes: No one present with food protection manager certification during inspection. Employee beverage stored on food prep table without a lid. Employee got water from handwashing sink for sanitizer bucket. Raw shell eggs stored above potato salad in walk-in cooler. Heavy food debris buildup on food insertion thermometers. Multiple containers of barbecue and potato salad unlabeled in walk-in cooler.

Blue Ridge Deli & Café. 3530 S. Alston Ave. Score: 100. Notes: Damaged ceiling tiles beside the hood near the window and in back employee area need replacement. Lighting, especially over make line, is low where bulbs are burnt out.

Bojangle’s. 176 Stratford Lakes Dr. Score: 96.5. Notes: Cut tomatoes at 45 degrees Fahrenheit, cole slaw at 44 degrees, and lettuce at 50 degrees in main walk-in cooler. Chicken legs at chicken breader station at 44 degrees. Tomatoes and lettuce tightly sealed in walk-in cooler.

Café Meridian. 4731 NC Hwy. 55. Score: 98. Notes: Pan of rice holding 126 degrees Fahrenheit in the hot box. Sanitizer bucket stored next to dry foods and foils on low shelving at the sandwich station. Employee preparing food with bracelet on their wrist.

California Pizza Kitchen. 6910 Fayetteville Rd. Score: 94. Notes: Missing paper towels at handwashing sink near pizza section and dishwasher area. Stickers on clean dishes. Lettuce and mixed lettuce in non-functioning cooler. Pasta in drawer cooler under the stove at temperature above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salmon completely thawed inside reduced-oxygen package. Unlabeled dressing bottles. Pizza dough in prep area under the soap dispenser near the handwashing sink.

Captain D’s. 2307 NC Hwy. 54. Score: 95.5. Notes: Pink and black buildup on ice chute in ice maker. Salmon fish fillets in reach-in above 41 degrees Fahrenheit.

Chick-Fil-A. 7836 Leonardo Dr. Score: 98.5. Notes: Sanitizer read 0 ppm. Clean dishes stacked while wet. Chicken stored in tall reach-in with damaged gaskets. Rusty knife holder. Missing sanitizer test strips.

India Gate Restaurant. 105 NC Hwy. 54. Score: 98.5. Notes: Cooked lentils thawing at room temperature. Buildups and grease on equipment.

La Quinta Inn by Wyndham. 1910 West Park Dr. Score: 98.5. Notes: Apples stored unwrapped in bowl on countertop in customer area. Wet wiping cloth stored in soapy water. Clean dish drying rack stored on dirty dish side of three-compartment sink.

McDonald’s. 3844 S. Roxboro St. Score: 94.5. Notes: Multiple spoons in hand sink next to hash brown/fry station. Chlorine in dish machine reading 0 ppm. Cheese labeled with a pull-time of 5:18 a.m. remained available for use at 9:45 a.m. Bulk containers of chemicals stored on shelves above toilet paper and paper towels. Some employees performing food prep didn’t wear hair restraints.

Mediterrasian Bistro. 105 NC Hwy. 54. Score: 95. Notes: Trash can blocked handwashing sink in back. Rice in microwave had temperature of 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Tomato and lettuce prepped previous day kept without date marking.

Mr. Shark. 3825 S. Roxboro St., Ste. 135. Score: 95. Notes: Employee beverage and personal food stored on shelf with items for restaurant. Container holding plastic bags of raw chicken stored on shelf immediately above individual packaged coleslaw. Package of beverages for sale stored on container of raw chicken in walk-in cooler. Two containers of peroxide and one of degreaser lacked labels.

New Tokyo. 3822 S. Roxboro St. Score: 97. Notes: No person in charge with food-protection certification during inspection. Employee food stored on top shelves in tall reach-in above food for restaurant.

Pei Wei Express. 6910 Fayetteville Rd., Space No. 230. Score: 94. Notes: Employee beverage stored next to container of onions in low reach-in. Soiled cutting board stored as clean. Pans with sticky residue on clean shelves above three-compartment sink. Incorrect times written for spring rolls, egg rolls, and crab Rangoon held on time.

Piney Pointe Seafood. 2515 Meridian Pkwy. Score: 94.5. Notes: No certified food-protection manager present during inspection. No paper towels at the men’s restroom handwashing sink. Container of noodles and meatballs held past seven days in walk-in cooler. No label on foods using time as a public health control.

Refuel 104. 1914 Sedwick Rd. Score: 96. Notes: No certified food-protection manager present during inspection. Three slices of pizza past their discard time, two by more than an hour. Buildup on storage cabinets at drink stations, small hot box, heated case for temperature-controlled foods, and gaskets on cooler doors.

Sabor. 105 NC Hwy. 54. Score: 98.5. Notes: Stack of wet dishes where they were supposed to be cleaned. Dishes with debris stored where they were supposed to be cleaned.

Sprouts Deli. 105 W. NC Hwy. 54, Ste. 2378. Score: 98. Notes: Stickers on dishes stored where they were supposed to be clean. Sanitizer had excessive chemicals (600 ppm). Wet dishes stacked as clean.

Starbucks. 6813 Fayetteville Rd. Score: 97.5. Notes: No certified food-protection manager present during inspection. Labels missing on multiple bottles of sauce. Handwashing sink in back storage area needed cleaning.

Taco Bell. 2101 NC Hwy. 54. Score: 95.5. Notes: Open container of avocado sauce undated in walk-in cooler. Container of tomatoes undated in the make line cooler. Boxes of single-service articles stored on floor of dry storage area. Buildup and food debris in cooler gaskets and under shelves in the walk-in freezer.

Zenfish. 105 W. NC Hwy. 54, Ste. 261. Score: 98.5. Notes: Crawfish was above 41 degrees Fahrenheit in the make line.

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