The Brass Tap

16 N West St, Raleigh, NC 27603

Passed · May 29, 2026 Directions
79
Fair BiteKarma score 79 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected May 29, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 3 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 29

    Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Aug 28

    Inspection

    8 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Critical Management, food and conditional employee, knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Critical Proper date marking and disposition
    • Critical Hands clean and properly washed
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Personal cleanliness
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used, test strips
    • Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Nov 19

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display

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