El Salsa’s Mexican Grill

3501 Forestville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27616

Passed · Oct 16, 2026 Directions
73
Fair BiteKarma score 73 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 9 of 9 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Oct 16, 2026: passed with 7 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food separated and protected, cited 4 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 16

    Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food separated and protected
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Minor Garbage and refuse properly disposed, facilities maintained
  3. Passed Feb 23

    Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Proper date marking and disposition
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jun 27

    Inspection

    8 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Insects and rodents not present, no unauthorized animals
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Nov 12

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Food separated and protected