The Pickled Onion Restaurant & Bar
8440 Louisburg Rd Suite 160, Raleigh, NC 27616
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 May 27, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 5 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Passed May 27
Inspection
4 violations
- Minor Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control
- Minor Single-use and single-service articles: properly stored and used
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- 2025
- Passed Nov 13
Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food separated and protected
- Minor Single-use and single-service articles: properly stored and used
- Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Passed Apr 9
Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- 2024
- Passed Sep 23
Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
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