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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.
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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 May 5-11.
The Wake County inspection management system shows 64 restaurant inspections were completed May 5-11. Two restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
Bawarchi Grill & Spirits (800 W. Williams St., Apex) received a score of 87.5% on Thursday, May 7.
One of the violations was related to “food additives.” Inspectors found “mustard oil” being used to marinate chicken and the oil is “a body oil for external use only,” according to the inspection.
Mustard seed oil is common in Asian, including Indian, cuisine, and can have spicy or peppery flavor similar to horseradish or wasabi.
The oil can contain unsafe levels of erucic acid, which has been “associated with cardiac lesions in test animals,” according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA considers “mustard oil containing unsafe levels of erucic acid is an unsafe food additive.”
Australia, New Zealand and some countries in Europe allow for the consumption of mustard oil, and the Lipid Association of India calls it a “heart-friendly oil,” according to Medical News Today.
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Beto el Poblano (13100 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 100, Raleigh) received a score of 83% on Thursday, May 7.
The Durham County inspection management system shows 27 restaurant inspections were completed May 5-11. One restaurant received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
Thai Angle Restaurant (200 N. Mangum St. Suite 101, Durham) received a score of 87.5% on Monday, May 11.
The Orange County inspection management system shows 15 restaurant inspections were completed May 5-11. All received an A grade.
The Johnston County inspection management system shows 32 restaurant inspections were completed May 5-11. All received an A grade.
The Chatham County inspection management system shows six restaurant inspections were completed May 5-11. One restaurant received a B grade (a score of at least 80% but lower than 90%):
Compadres Tequila Lounge (193 Lowes Drive, Suite 107, Pittsboro) received a score of 89.5% on Wednesday, May 6.
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