San Jose Mexican Restaurant
5811 Poyner Village Pky, Raleigh, NC 27616
Passed re-check · Aug 31, 2026 Directions
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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 9 of 9 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Aug 31, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Proper cold holding temperatures, cited 7 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
- #4 in Raleigh's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 23 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 31
Reinspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
- Passed Aug 11
Inspection
16 violations, 7 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
- Critical Proper date marking and disposition
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- Critical Proper cooling time and temperatures
- Critical Handwashing sinks supplied and accessible
- Critical Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
- Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
- Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used, test strips
- 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
- Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied and cleaned
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor In-use utensils: properly stored
- Passed Jan 22
Inspection
9 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
- Critical Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
- Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
- 2025
- Passed Jul 14
Inspection
12 violations, 6 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Critical Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
- Critical Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
- Critical Management, food and conditional employee, knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied and cleaned
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
- 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
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