Fruit Flies, Grease Everywhere and Dirty Dishes With Clean Ones in Charlotte’s Top 10 Worst Restaurant Health Scores
More and more restaurants are popping up in the Charlotte area. When you go to them you have a reasonable expectation of cleanliness. That is not always the case. Fruit Flies, grease everywhere and dirty dishes stored with the clean ones. These are a few of the recent red flags. These are Charlotte’s top ten worst restaurant health scores for September 2023.
According to Charlotte Stories, the most common reason for subpar health inspections was because of food handlers not washing their hands properly. Ew. Contaminated food containers are also cause for a point off with health inspectors and improper food temperatures. But sometimes there were bugs. That will put you way up there among Charlotte’s top 10 worst restaurant scores.
Coming in at number 8 on the list, according to Charlotte Stories.com is Americas Best Wings 9630 University City Boulevard. Among other things, All the tongs, several large bowls and containers with reported food residue on them were stored as clean. Sorry to see Fenwick’s on the list. It reportedly came in at number 6. It is located at 511 Providence Road in Charlotte. Health inspectors found cooked rice, raw tuna and coleslaw out of date among other things. Out of date by one day.
Coming in at #4 on the naughty list is Firebirds on Sharon Road in Charlotte. Among other violations, flies were found in the kitchen. Coming in at #1 is BAOBAO Chinese restaurant on Sam Furr Road in Huntersville, North Carolina. Some of the infractions were dirty plates stored as clean, hand washing violations, grease throughout on surfaces and fruit flies.
Fruit flies, grease everywhere and dirty dishes stored with clean ones. To learn more about Charlotte’s top 10 worst restaurant health scores for September 2023, get details here.
North Carolina Ranks Dead Last In The Country For Vegetarian Friendliness
52. Charlotte
Total Score: 42.98
Affordability: 73
Diversity, Accessibility, & Quality: 31
Vegetarian Lifestyle: 22
While still in the bottom half of all the cities included, Charlotte is the best place in North Carolina for vegans/vegetarians. With so many food options, and people I’m a little shocked it didn’t rank higher.
56. Raleigh
Total Score: 42.36
Affordability: 67
Diversity, Accessibility, & Quality: 52
Vegetarian Lifestyle: 55
Raleigh is the second-best option for vegans/vegetarians in North Carolina. For such a large city I’m surprised it didn’t rank higher.
82. Durham
Total Score: 38.00
Affordability: 80
Diversity, Accessibility, & Quality: 68
Vegetarian Lifestyle: 14
Durham had a high vegetarian lifestyle score which means there are a lot of people consuming those options. Durham had the highest score in that field in the state!
84. Winston-Salem, NC
Total Score: 37.74
Affordability: 72
Diversity, Accessibility, & Quality: 70
Vegetarian Lifestyle: 92
Winston-Salem ranked 84th on this list. With a low lifestyle score that means there aren’t a lot of people taking advantage of vegan options in the area.
100. Greensboro
Total Score: 33.31
Affordability: 56
Diversity, Accessibility, & Quality: 62
Vegetarian Lifestyle: 94
And the worst of the worst when it comes to vegan/vegetarian friendliness? Greensboro. A low vegetarian lifestyle score brought Greensboro’s score down to the lowest.
