Restaurant health inspection grades in North Carolina
GradeLocal lists 4,095 North Carolina restaurants. Their average score is 96.9, an A. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.
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Who inspects restaurants in North Carolina
Wake County Environmental Health and Forsyth County Environmental Health. Scores out of 100.
Coverage: Wake and Forsyth counties, 2 of 100 counties. All sources
Wake County food inspection data from Wake County Open Data, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What North Carolina publishes
North Carolina’s results on GradeLocal are scores out of 100. Every listing here shows the agency’s own score as the Official score.
How GradeLocal grades North Carolina restaurants
Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D.
There are four letters, A to D, with no F. The same rule applies in every state, and the cutoffs are never adjusted for a state, county or city. We always use the latest inspection.
How grades work has the full rules.
How North Carolina restaurants grade
The latest grade for each of the 4,095 listings.
Inspection dates in our North Carolina data run from Jan 29, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. 3,518 of the 4,095 listings (85.9%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 16, 2026. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.
Top-rated places in North Carolina
Ten A-grade places with the highest scores. Ties go to the most recent inspection, and each name appears once.
- AComplex BrewRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AFood Lion #536 Meat MarketRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AKebab Express Halal Grill (Wcid #1152)RaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AEl Toro Loco TaqueriaRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 8, 2026
- AMarket HallRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 8, 2026
- ANorthside Bistro CocktailsRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 8, 2026
- AThe Grove at City MarketRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 8, 2026
- ARaleigh Convention CenterRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 7, 2026
- AHot Chix LL (Wcid #756)ApexOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 6, 2026
- ARaleigh Country ClubRaleighOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 2, 2026
A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.
Counties in North Carolina
Every county with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.
| County | Restaurants | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | 1,105 | 97.0 · A |
| Wake County | 2,990 | 96.9 · A |
Questions about North Carolina grades
Who inspects restaurants in North Carolina?
Wake County Environmental Health and Forsyth County Environmental Health. Scores out of 100.
What does North Carolina publish: a score, a letter or something else?
North Carolina’s results on GradeLocal are scores out of 100. Every listing here shows the agency’s own score as the Official score.
How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in North Carolina?
Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D. We always use the latest inspection.
How many North Carolina restaurants are on GradeLocal?
4,095 restaurants in 2 counties. The average score is 96.9, an A. 99.0% have an A.
How current are the North Carolina grades?
Inspection dates in our North Carolina data run from Jan 29, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. We update each state’s records regularly, but there is always a delay, and a restaurant may have been inspected again since. For the latest official report, follow the agency link on each restaurant’s page.