Raleigh
BiteKarma BiteKarma

Coco Bongo Mexican Express and Cantina

2400 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607

Passed · Oct 21, 2026 Directions
71
Fair BiteKarma score 71 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Oct 21, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Certified food protection manager, cited 2 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 21

    Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Certified food protection manager
    • Critical Hands clean and properly washed
    • Minor Single-use and single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Minor Approved thawing methods used
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Dec 3

    Inspection

    7 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food separated and protected
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Critical Proper cooling time and temperatures
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
    • Minor Approved thawing methods used
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Dec 4

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Certified food protection manager
    • Critical Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
  7. Passed Jun 11

    Inspection

    7 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Management, food and conditional employee, knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Critical Proper cooling time and temperatures
    • Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Minor Approved thawing methods used
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled