Restaurants across Burke and Caldwell counties generally posted strong health inspection scores in October, though one Burke County restaurant stood out at the bottom of the monthly rankings.
Burke County inspectors conducted 35 restaurant inspections during the month, with six establishments earning perfect scores of 100. The county’s lowest score, an 82, went to Atlantic Country Buffet in Morganton. The restaurant also was inspected in September, when it received an 87, meaning its score fell another five points in October.
Caldwell County recorded 70 restaurant inspections in October, with 17 establishments receiving perfect scores of 100. The county’s lowest-scoring restaurants each received a 91.5.
The following are the highest- and lowest-scoring restaurants inspected during October.
BURKE COUNTY
TOP PERFORMERS
CHUBBY’S OF VALDESE
831 SW Main St., Valdese
Score: 100
CHUBBY’S OF HILDEBRAN
511 U.S. 70 SW, Unit D, Hildebran
Score: 100
TEX’S FISH CAMP
3452 Texs Fish Camp Road, Connelly Springs
Score: 100
TACO BELL #59
1225 Burkemont Ave., Morganton
Score: 100
EL PAISANO
709 Jamestown Road, Morganton
Score: 100
FOOD MATTERS MARKETS & CAFE
210 Avery Ave., Morganton
Score: 100
BOTTOM 5
ATLANTIC COUNTRY BUFFET
A114 Morganton Heights Blvd., Morganton
Score: 82
AJ’S PRIME SIRLOIN
101 Bost Road, Morganton
Score: 93.5
COPPER PENNY GRILL
101 Catawba Ave., Rhodhiss
Score: 94
EL PASO
2300 S. Sterling St., Morganton
Score: 94
CHEN’S GARDEN
106 Fiddlers Run Blvd., Morganton
Score: 95
CALDWELL COUNTY
TOP PERFORMERS
JOAN’S SOURDOUGH BREAD
107 Light St., Lenoir
Score: 100
THE BLOWING ROCK
432 The Rock Road, Blowing Rock
Score: 100
CAPTAIN D’S #3
2804 Hickory Blvd., Hudson
Score: 100
ZAXBY’S RESTAURANT — LENOIR
905 Blowing Rock Blvd., Lenoir
Score: 100
JEBCC CATERING GROUP
1913 Hickory Blvd., Lenoir
Score: 100
BOTTOM 5
CORNER MARKET
1902 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir
Score: 91.5
HONG KONG EXPRESS
1323 Norwood St. SW, Lenoir
Score: 91.5
CHINA GARDEN
845 Blowing Rock Blvd., Lenoir
Score: 91.5
INGLES DELI #121
2630 Connelly Springs Road, Granite Falls
Score: 91.5
DONNA’S CAFE
132 Fairway Shopping Center, Hudson
Score: 93
The Health Department’s Environmental Health division in both counties regularly inspects restaurants, food trucks, food stands, school cafeterias, and other food establishments. The frequency of inspections varies. All food-service establishments are inspected at least annually. Full-service restaurants — Risk Category IV — are inspected the most at four times a year.
You may also look up specific restaurants, and see the full reports, online at burkenc.org/2286/Environmental-Health (Burke County) or www.caldwellcountync.org/224/Food-Lodging-Institutions (Caldwell County).
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