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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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Oct 30, 2026: passed with 9 violations, 4 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Toxic substances properly identified stored & used, cited 4 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
- #27 in Raleigh's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 22 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 30
Inspection
9 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food separated & protected
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Critical Hands clean & properly washed
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored & used
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- Minor Insects & rodents not present, no unauthorized animals
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
- Minor Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled
- Passed Mar 18
Inspection
5 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Minor Meets ventilation and lighting requirements, designated areas used
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
- 2025
- Passed Aug 13
Reinspection
10 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Minor Insects and rodents not present, no unauthorized animals
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Garbage and refuse properly disposed, facilities maintained
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Passed Jul 31
Inspection
14 violations, 8 critical
- Critical Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
- Critical Hands clean and properly washed
- Critical Time as a public health control, procedures and records
- Critical Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Critical Proper cooling time and temperatures
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Minor In-use utensils: properly stored
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Garbage and refuse properly disposed, facilities maintained
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Hibachi China Buffet, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.