Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern
330 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603
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 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Aug 26, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 3 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
- 11 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 26
Inspection
4 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Critical Hands clean and properly washed
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Minor Approved thawing methods used
- Passed Feb 13
Inspection
4 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Proper cooling time and temperatures
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Critical Hands clean and properly washed
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- 2025
- Passed Aug 28
Inspection
3 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Passed Jan 29
Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
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