Tupelo Honey

425 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC 27605

Passed · Aug 21, 2026 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 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 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 21, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 6 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 21

    Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper date marking and disposition
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Minor Personal cleanliness
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  3. Passed Jan 15

    Inspection

    5 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Critical Toxic substances properly identified stored and used
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jan 27

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Management, food and conditional employee, knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Aug 19

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized

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