Area restaurant ratings

The following inspection was conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department over the past week. The "2 PT Credit" is automatically added to an establishment's overall score if a manager or employee attends a food safety course approved by the Lenoir County Health Department:

Scores:
90+ = A
80-89.5 = B
70-79.5 = C
70 and below = shut down

CDI = corrected during inspection

El Rancho
3647 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston
Score: 92
2 Pt. Credit: No
Inspection date: Feb. 18

Points deducted: 2.0
A cloth towel tucked in your clothes does not comply with approved handwashing methods; must use approved hand drying device.
Points deducted: 1.5
Onions in storage room on floor, stored next to oven cleaner (stored in a container likely to drip, leak). Onions in storage room stored on top of shirt. Raw fish, raw eggs, raw bacon in walk-in stored aboved cooked and ready-to-eat foods in walk-in refrig.
Points deducted: 1.5
Several chemicals stored on shelving above plastic wraps/foil, and prepackaged condiments. Rearranged as required.
Points deducted: 0.5
Stem-type thermometer shall be sanitized prior to measuring temp of each food.
Points deducted: 0.5
Cleaning needed - gaskets inside prep refrigerator, detail areas.
Points deducted: 0.5
Walls recieve splash; floors hard to clean, damaged in a few areas; drip from ceiling.
Points deducted: 1.5
Soda fountain nozzles have black slime.

Bojangles
1028 New Bern Hwy, Kinston
Score: 93.5
Two Pt. Credit: Yes
Inspection date: Feb. 12

Points deducted: 1.5
Inside ice machine (where ice falls out of top) - cleaning needed.
Points deducted: 2.0
Large breasts were not cooked to 165F - sent back for more cooking.
Points deducted: 1.5
Smoked sausage had been at wrap station for a few minutes but was only around 120F - had to reheat, but cook did reheat long enough and started taking sausage up without checking temps.
Points deducted: 0.5
Reference smoked sausage - cook should have thermometer (accurate) and use it for cook/reheat temps. Inspector had to check temp for cook.
Points deducted: 0.5
Ice scoop stored on dirty top of machine.
Points deducted: 0.5
Some gaskets not in good repair - some worn/rusty surfaces - hard to clean gaskets, surfaces of heat lamps; fountain drink units.
Points deducted: 1.0
Floors, walls, ceiling cleaning/maintenance needed.