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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 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Sep 8, 2026: passed with 8 violations, 4 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food separated and protected, cited 4 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
- #45 in Raleigh's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 11 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 8
Inspection
8 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Critical Handwashing sinks supplied and accessible
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Critical Hands clean and properly washed
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Personal cleanliness
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- 2025
- Passed Dec 31
Inspection
9 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
- Critical Handwashing sinks supplied and accessible
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Food properly labeled: original container
- Minor Plumbing installed, proper backflow devices
- 2024
- Passed Dec 18
Inspection
6 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Critical Time as a public health control, procedures and records
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Passed Jun 25
Inspection
6 violations
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Approved thawing methods used
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Red Dragon Chinese Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.