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Raleigh News & Observer

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Insects in rice, floating black growth: 3 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 Oct. 20-26. Wake County sanitation scores The Wake County inspection management system shows 85 restaurant inspections were completed Oct. 20-26. One restaurant received a B grade (a score of at least 80 but lower than 90): Acacia Tree Asian Cuisine (101 Keybridge Drive, Suite 100, Morrisville) received a score of 87.5 on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The restaurant was in violation of 11 standards. Violations include a metal bowl of standing water with black growth floating inside, encrusted buildup of debris on several dishes stored as clean and flying insects inside bulk bins of rice, among other violations. The restaurant previously scored an A grade in January 2026. Durham County sanitation scores The Durham County

Wake County, NC · 12d

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7 Pig-Pickin’ Rules North Carolinians Expect Everyone to Know

An invitation to a pig pickin’ doesn’t come with instructions. North Carolinians know how it all works, and newcomers can feel a step behind. Here’s the local know-how that’ll help you fit right in at your first pig pickin’. 1. Whole Hog. NCpedia’s 2006 barbecue...

North Carolina · 14d
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7 Bojangles Orders North Carolinians Swear By That Out-of-Staters Skip

Visitors walking into Bojangles often go straight for the chicken. But many North Carolinians know some of the best picks are elsewhere on the menu. Here’s what regulars order that visitors tend to skip. 1. Country Ham Biscuit. The Country Ham Biscuit on the Bojangles menu fits a state...

North Carolina · 16d
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9 North Carolina Fish Markets Where The Fresh Flounder Gets Fried Right Behind The Counter

Crushed ice, a paper boat, and a fryer humming three feet from the fish case: that was the whole show, and it was enough to make me forget every fancy seafood dinner I ever paid too much for. In North Carolina, some of the best fried flounder comes from plain little markets where you can point at a fillet and watch it hit the oil minutes later.

North Carolina · 15d
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9 Small-Town North Carolina Biscuit Joints Locals Have Loved For Generations

In North Carolina, a good biscuit can settle arguments, start road trips, and pull a whole town out of bed before sunrise. The best ones usually come from small counters, drive-thru windows, and busy little cafes, not fancy dining rooms. This list covers nine biscuit spots in towns from the...

North Carolina · 14d

WSOC Charlotte

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Trader Joe’s opening 28 new stores across 15 states, none to NC

Trader Joe’s has announced 16 new stores across 10 states on its website, bringing its upcoming openings list to a total of 30 stores.

North Carolina · 14d

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Watauga County Farmers’ Market Voted No. 1 in North Carolina

BOONE, N.C. — Watauga County Farmers’ Market has been voted No. 1 in North Carolina in American Farmland Trust’s 2026 America’s Favorite Farmers Market competition. With 2,222 votes, the market also placed among the top five farmers’ markets in the Southeast. The recognition comes during...

Watauga County, NC · 14d

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This North Carolina Bakery Serves Donuts So Good, They Sell Out Before You Can Blink

There’s a line forming outside a brick building in Durham, North Carolina, and nobody looks even slightly annoyed about it. That right there should tell you everything you need to know about Monuts. People don’t stand in lines for things that are just okay. They stand in lines...

Durham, NC · 15d

FOX8 News

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Recipes to try out for Halloween this weekend

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — For the first time in six years, Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026, and it won’t happen again until the year 2037. That means a lot of people plan to celebrate big this year, and Page Stroud of Sociably Yours joined us in the studio to share some frightfully […]

High Point, NC · 13d

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Smithfield Foods ‘Hunger Relief Day’ raises 170,000 meals

Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day at the State Fair again brought thousands of fairgoers together to help combat rising food insecurity across North Carolina. And through their generosity, this year’s drive raised an incredible 170,000 meals for local families facing hunger. Now in its 33rd year, Smithfield Foods Hunger...

North Carolina · 12d

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9 North Carolina Fried Chicken Joints Where The Gizzards And Livers Come By The Paper Boat

Grease-spotted paper boats might be the most honest dinnerware in North Carolina. You pull into a gravel lot or a tiny strip of parking, order at a window, and walk out holding a pile of golden gizzards and livers so hot you have to wait a minute before the first bite.

North Carolina · 16d

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Mellow Mushroom serves up pizza, personality ahead of Danville opening

DANVILLE — Mellow Mushroom welcomed invited guests Friday, Oct. 23, for a friends-and-family event ahead of its planned public opening at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26. The restaurant at 155 Crown Drive, in the former Checkered Pig location, hosted two sessions: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Different crews worked each shift, and the owners greeted guests and thanked them for coming.

Danville, VA · 15d

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You’ll Feel Like You’ve Wandered Into Italy At This Tuscan-Style North Carolina Winery

Somewhere in the rolling hills of Ronda, North Carolina, Italy apparently got lost and decided to stay. Raffaldini Vineyards and Winery is the kind of place that makes you question your GPS, your geography teacher, and every life decision that kept you from visiting sooner. Let’s be honest about something...

North Carolina · 15d

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Diners Say The Sauce-Dipped Fried Chicken At This No-Frills Winston-Salem, North Carolina Joint Tops Any Franchise

Some of the best meals in North Carolina come from places with no fancy signs and no tablecloths. In Winston-Salem, one small chicken shop has built a loyal crowd with a short menu and a secret sauce that people talk about for days. Drivers have spotted diners eating outside at...

Winston-Salem, NC · 16d

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Seven North Carolina Bakeries Where The Sweet Potato Pie Sells Out By Noon

Ask around North Carolina and you will hear the same advice about sweet potato pie: get there early. This state grows more sweet potatoes than any other in the country, so it makes sense that bakers here take the pie seriously. The best slices and whole pies tend to move...

North Carolina · 15d

The Coconut Mama

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North Carolina family grocery market closes after 37 years as costs climb

A family-run North Carolina meat and produce market has reached the end of an almost four-decade run, with its owner citing the rising cost of doing business. The Greensboro shutdown…

Greensboro, NC · 24d

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This North Carolina Rescue Cat Café Lets You Sip Coffee While Adoptable Cats Curl Up Beside You

I walked in expecting a quick cup of something warm and walked out an hour later with cat hair on my socks and a full heart. Tucked along a city street in North Carolina, there is a little café where the coffee is good but the company is even better.

Greensboro, NC · 15d

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9 North Carolina Oyster Roasts And Raw Bars Where The Steamed Oysters Get Shoveled Onto The Table By The Bucket

Saltine crumbs on my sleeve, a pile of empty shells taller than my cup, and a dull little knife in my hand: that was the moment I understood why folks in North Carolina drive for hours just to eat oysters. The best spots rarely look like much from the road.

North Carolina · 15d

Salisbury Post

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What’s cooking? Chef adds author to her menu of accomplishments

GOLD HILL — The love for cooking began early in life for Susanne Dillingham of Gold Hill, chef, sommelier, founder and owner of The Tiny Chef and now an author […]

Gold Hill, NC · 15d