Lechon Latin BBQ & Bar

5959 Triangle Town Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616

Passed · Aug 24, 2026 Directions
63
Poor BiteKarma score 63 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 Aug 24, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
  • 8 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 24

    Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Minor Insects and rodents not present, no unauthorized animals
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. Passed Feb 24

    Inspection

    9 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Minor Insects and rodents not present, no unauthorized animals
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  4. 2025
  5. Passed May 22

    Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Proper cooling time and temperatures
    • Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Insects and rodents not present, no unauthorized animals
    • Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Aug 12

    Inspection

    9 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Critical Food separated and protected
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Critical Proper date marking and disposition
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Minor In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Minor Insects and rodents not present, no unauthorized animals
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean