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Raleigh News & Observer

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Live roaches, no food thermometer: 2 Triangle restaurants get B grades

The News & Observer publishes a weekly roundup of restaurant sanitation scores to keep you up-to-date on the health grades at Triangle dining spots. Sanitation scores and their corresponding letter grades are used in North Carolina to assess restaurants’ adherence to rules and standards intended to mitigate and prevent the spread of food-borne illnesses. You’ve likely seen sanitation grade cards at restaurants you’ve visited, and The N&O previously explained what those scores mean and how they’re calculated . Here are sanitation scores in Triangle counties from Nov. 3-9. Wake County sanitation scores The Wake County inspection management system shows 73 restaurant inspections were completed Nov. 3-9. Two restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80 but lower than 90): Dum N Grill (1000 Market Center Drive, Morrisville) received a score of 87 on Thursday, Nov. 5. The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards. Violations include gnats at a sink, no sanitizing solution test strips or food thermometer available, employees not washing hands while switching tasks and an employee tasting cooked rice with gloved hands and then putting the excess rice back into the pot of cooked rice, among other violations. The restaurant previously has not previously

Wake County, NC · 5d

The Daily Reflector

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Pitt County Health Inspections: Nov. 4-10

Pitt County Environmental Health inspected 21 area restaurants between Nov. 4-10. Scores ranged from 90 to 99. Visit this item on reflector.com to read the full listing of reports. Q SUSHI Address: 3750 S. Memorial Drive, Greenville Inspection date: Nov. 4 Final score and grade: 96.5, A Violations: Time as a public health control, procedures and records (1.5 demerits): An appetizer was found without a time stamp, and another had a time range spanning multiple hours. Several sushi rolls shared a single time stamp rather than individual ones. Cooked eel was missing from the written time-as-public-health-control procedures. In-use utensils properly stored (1 demerit): A utensil handle was found in direct contact with sauce at the bottom of a prep cooler. GOLDEN TICKET CINEMAS Address: 750 S.W. Greenville Blvd., Greenville Inspection date: Nov. 5 Final score and grade: 98, A Violations: Toxic substances properly identified, stored and used (1 demerit): A spray bottle of sanitizer was found stored next to popcorn oil and single-use bags used to portion frozen foods. KASTURI INDIAN CUISINE Address: 2205-B W. Arlington Blvd., Greenville Inspection date: Nov. 5 Final score and grade: 90, A Violations: Food separated and protected (3 demerits): Several food items were found

Pitt County, NC · 1d

familyvacationsus.com

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This Plain Little North Carolina Restaurant Serves a Ribeye Worth Driving Across the County For

There’s no menu here. A cook carries a whole raw ribeye to your table and slices your steak right in front of you. That’s the entire ordering process. You pick how big you want it, then you pick how you want it cooked. Every meal comes with a...

Wilson, NC · 6d
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Raleigh News & Observer

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Beyond Buc-ee's: Restaurants with Texas ties keep heading to NC

North Carolina is getting a taste of the Lone Star State. Texas-based Buc-ee’s, already building one store in the state, is now eyeing a second location along Interstate 95. The travel center could join Texas-inspired restaurants setting up shop in the Raleigh area. From a barbecue joint to a beloved burger chain, here are openings The News & Observer has covered this year: Buc-ee’s could build a second North Carolina travel center near I-95 and Halifax Road in Rocky Mount. Its first NC location is already under construction off I-85/40 in Alamance County, and there’s no official opening date. East of Texas , a Texas-style barbecue restaurant from owner Claire Calvin, opened at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus . The restaurant serves brisket, burnt ends, pork belly and housemade sausage. It’s an expansion of a Winston-Salem spot that opened in 2023. Shipley Donuts , founded in Houston in 1936, plans to open two Raleigh shops over the next two years, with the first expected in 2027. The chain is known for handcrafted doughnuts and savory kolaches stuffed with fillings like sausage and jalapeños. Whataburger opened its first Triangle locations : in Wake Forest at 489 Calvin Jones Highway and in Raleigh

North Carolina · 12d

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7 North Carolina Barbecue Joints Still Cooking Whole Hogs Over Wood Coals

Some pitmasters in North Carolina still shovel glowing coals under an entire pig, one scoop at a time, for hours. No gas dial. No shortcut. Just wood burned down to embers and a whole lot of patience. I love that detail. The coals come from wood burned separately, then get...

North Carolina · 21h

WNCT

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Owner of Native Fine Diner discusses restaurant receiving Michelin Guide recognition

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Chef Luke Owen is the owner of Native Fine Diner in downtown Greenville, which recently has been recommended by the Michelin Guide American South. Owen opened Native Fine Diner in 2023, placing his special touch on the food along with the culture of eastern North Carolina. “Our food really draws from […]

Greenville, NC · 2d

familydestinationsguide.com

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You’d Never Guess This Unassuming North Carolina Restaurant Is A James Beard Award Winner

In Ayden, North Carolina, there’s a brick building topped with a dome that looks borrowed from the nation’s capital, and the barbecue inside has earned recognition that most restaurants in actual Washington, D.C., will never see. Skylight Inn BBQ is the kind of place that makes you reconsider...

Ayden, NC · 18h

The Enterprise

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Georgia Deans honored as first "Member of the Month"

Martin County’s landmark restaurant, Georgia Deans has fed families, neighbors, visitors and friends for almost nine years. They also accommodate a regular string of linksmen at the Roanoke Country Club. Throughout those years, Georgia Deans’ owner — Stephanie Manning and the restaurant’s entire staff have left a mark on Martin County and the people they serve. Last week, Manning and the entire Georgia Dean’s staff were honored by the Martin County Chamber of Commerce as the first recipient of the Member of the Month award. The award has been on the chamber drawing board and with the help of new Martin County Chamber Director Lidia Rodriguez the program was launched. Martin County Chamber of Commerce Chair Paul Roberson and other chamber members attended the presentation at the restaurant last week. “We started the Member of the Month program to thank local businesses and the people behind them who give back to Martin County. We chose to recognize Stephanie Manning and the entire Georgia Dean’s staff because of the generosity, hard work and warm hospitality they bring to our community,” said Rodriguez. The story behind Georgia Deans is a good one. “Most folks don’t know my husband hit a $150,000 scratch

Martin County, NC · 1d

Neuse News

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Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Holiday Market and Mingle

In case you were unable to join the Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce, the Community Council for the Arts, Lenoir County Cooperative Extension and Master Gardeners, and SMart Kinston at our Market & Mingle Business After Hours last week, I am going to give you some of the details!

Lenoir County, NC · 1d

nctriangledining.com

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Best Barbecue in the NC Triangle – Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Knightdale

If you’re a fan of NC barbecue or Texas barbecue, thankfully we’ve got a lot of great options in the Triangle now! And far beyond the traditional Eastern North Carolina barbecue that we typically get here. Check out the list below to get your smoked meat on…. The...

Durham, NC · 8d

Chowan Herald

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Capital Pizza Tavern opens in Edenton

What started as a casual conversation between two local businessmen has brought a new restaurant and new cuisine to Edenton’s South Broad Street business district. Capital Pizza Tavern, a New York-style pizza shop has opened in the former 309 Bistro building on South Broad Street, is the brain child of business partners Ronnie Bates, Jim Long and Pennsylvania-based entrepreneur John Maurer. Bates operates the Edenton-based My Custom Swag, an ad-specialty and customization operation that produces clothing and personal items emblazoned with logos and other messages. Long purchased the 309 Bistro building and realized an opportunity had opened when the Bistro restaurant closed. The two envisioned a place serving quality pizza and wings in a comfortable dining atmosphere seven days per week. Bates brings considerable restaurant experience to the project. He previously worked as a corporate trainer for Chili’s and TGI Fridays, traveling around the country helping open up new restaurants. He said that experience shaped Capital Pizza’s menu and its emphasis on quality ingredients. “We focus on service, good service quickly,” Bates said. He said the restaurant specializes in hand-stretched New York-style pizza with carefully selected dough, cheeses and sauces. Bates said the parters deliberately accepted higher ingredient costs to

Edenton, NC · 1d

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$500,000 grant to build Tarboro Farmers Market Pavilion, boosting access to produce

Who provided the $500,000 grant for the Tarboro Farmers Market Pavilion?. What is the intended impact of the Tarboro Farmers Market Pavilion on the agricultural community?. Why was the Tarboro Farmers Market Pavilion project initiated?. TARBORO, Edgecombe County — The town says it received a $500,000 grant to help develop...

Tarboro, NC · 3d

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Tucked Off A Two-Lane Road In Ayden, North Carolina, Bum’s Restaurant Has Served Whole-Hog Barbecue For Generations

Some towns are known for a single landmark, and in Ayden, that landmark might be a barbecue pit. This small Pitt County town sits in the heart of eastern North Carolina, where whole-hog barbecue is less a menu item and more a local tradition. One family-run spot here has kept...

Ayden, NC · 4d

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Wilber’s Barbecue In Goldsboro Has Been Feeding Eastern North Carolina Whole-Hog Fans Since 1962

Some barbecue joints talk about tradition, and then there is a Goldsboro pit house that still moves hot oak coals by hand, one shovel at a time. It opened in 1962, went quiet in 2019, and came back because local folks refused to let a piece of Eastern North Carolina history fade away.

Goldsboro, NC · 2d

mindfullyamerican.com

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7 Hardee’s Biscuit Orders North Carolinians Grew Up On

Hardee’s opened its very first restaurant in Greenville, North Carolina, in 1960. A lot of North Carolinians have a biscuit order they’ve been getting since they were kids. Here are the Hardee’s biscuit orders North Carolinians grew up on. 1. Country Ham Biscuit. A slice of country...

North Carolina · 4d

The Wilson Times

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Treat Yo’ Self owner says ‘Next Level Baker’ experience ‘incredible’

Treat Yo’ Self co-owner Greg Mason competes for $50,000 on Fox’s “Next Level Baker,” airing Nov. 19.

Wilson, NC · 5d

Rocky Mount Telegram

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Second Wawa in city to open in three weeks

A second Wawa convenience store in Rocky Mount is slated to begin serving customers in less than a month. The doors are set to be opened at 8 a.m. Dec. 3 at the North Winstead Avenue and Curtis Ellis Drive intersection, according to Alyson Mucha, a public relations representative with the Wawa chain. Mucha said in a Monday afternoon email that the store opening is going to be followed by a ceremony at 11 a.m. And Mucha said that the chain is finalizing some elements of the opening and is going to provide an alert with more details in the next few weeks. The future second Wawa is just southwest of the North Winstead interchange with the busy U.S. 64 and roughly a couple of miles from the U.S. 64 interchange with the Interstate 95 Maine-to-Miami corridor. The Wawa chain, which is based in Pennsylvania, is famous for hoagie-style sandwiches, coffee and other made-to-order items. Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson said after Monday night’s City Council meeting that he believes Wawa constructing the second future location in the city has generated much interest. “And I am looking forward to their opening,” Roberson said. “It’s moving along nicely,” he said of

Rocky Mount, NC · 4d

thewashingtondailynews.com

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Community in every cup: Coffee Chapel opens in Chocowinity to serve coffee and serve the community

Crafted with sanctuary in every sip, Coffee Chapel in Chocowinity blends faith and coffee with a mission that goes beyond the daily brew, uplifting the local community. Coffee Chapel opened Oct. 2 in Chocowinity. Though Harbor Church shares space with Coffee Chapel, the two are separate entities, with Harbor Church using a portion of the building for its Sunday morning worship services.

Chocowinity, NC · 3d

The Daily Reflector

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Council moves ahead with Town Common eatery before standing-room-only crowd

The Greenville City Council is taking the next step toward opening a restaurant or cafe on the Town Common, unanimously voting Monday to have staff draft a request for qualifications document to seek designs, financial feasibility and other operational aspects of the project. The vote only came after it was agreed a citizen committee would be established to review the RFQ and applications from private contractors looking to develop the eatery. There were more than 100 people, a standing-room-only crowd, at Monday’s Greenville City Council meeting, the majority being East Carolina University students supporting the Town Common restaurant project. “Town Common is an important gathering place for Greenville, ECU students, family, visitors and residents,” student Sarah Flowers said. “Adding a thoughtfully designed cafe or restaurant could make this park even more welcoming by providing a place for people to meet, enjoy the environment, enjoy the riverfront, visit the playground and attend events at the amphitheater.” An RFQ will allow the city to consider operating proposals while protecting public access, preserving green space and protecting the Town Common, Flowers said. Jill Twark, chairwoman of Friends of the Greenville Greenway, said her organization has previously discussed having pit stops along the greenway

Greenville, NC · 5d

wcti12.com

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Town Common renovations spark Greenville’s renewed push for café or restaurant

Greenville is moving forward with a possible café or restaurant at downtown’s Town Common park. The city voted unanimously Monday to create a committee to review submissions and suggestions. But the idea has also faced criticism from residents concerned about preserving green space and interested in other options.

Greenville, NC · 3d