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Restaurant · Wake County, NC

Barnes And Noble Cafe

1311 Kildaire Farm Rd

Last inspected Apr 1, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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Score 98.5

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SteadyThe last two inspections recorded a similar number of violations. Review the dated records below.

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4 inspections

1 - Inspection

Apr 1, 2026

Score 98.5

Official score: 98.5 · Understand this area’s scale

1 recorded violation

notedCode —Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Inspector’s notes

4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Interior weir and chute of ice machine build up of microbial moisture residue

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Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

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Official record from Wake County Environmental Services, Apr 1, 2026 · Original Source

1 - Inspection

Jun 30, 2025

Score 99.5

Official score: 99.5 · Understand this area’s scale

1 recorded violation

notedCode 4-501.113 Mechanical Warewashing EquipmentCleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Warewashing facilities: installed; maintained & used; test strips

Inspector’s notes

4-501.113 Mechanical Warewashing Equipment; Sanitization Pressure (C) PSI is registering between 16-32 PSI during sanitizing cycle; while the data plate states that the PSI shall operate at 10 PSI. The flow pressure of the fresh hot water sanitizing rinse in a warewashing machine; as measured in the water line immediately downstream or upstream from the fresh hot water sanitizing rinse control value; shall be within the range specified on the machine manufacturer’s data plate and may not be less than 5 PSI or more than 30 PSI. 4-302.13 Temperature Measuring Devices; Manual Warewashing (Pf) Facility has heat strips on site; but the heat strips are for verifying that the machine has reached 180 F versus registering for 160 F utensil temperature. Provide an approved Max/Min thermometer or heat strips for testing sanitizing temperatures in hot water warewashing machines. Corrected During Inspection - Facility obtained heat strips that register 160 F and will order more asap.

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Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

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Official record from Wake County Environmental Services, Jun 30, 2025 · Original Source

1 - Inspection

Oct 11, 2024

Score 98.5

Official score: 98.5 · Understand this area’s scale

2 recorded violations

notedCode 2-102.12 (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) There was no certified food protection manager on duty today. The PIC shall pass an ANSI-accredited food protection manager coursePermits, training, and postings

Official wording

Certified Food Protection Manager

Inspector’s notes

2-102.12 (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) There was no certified food protection manager on duty today. The PIC shall pass an ANSI-accredited food protection manager course; and be on site during all hours of food preparation and service. CDI-List of approved courses provided here; and via email to PIC. https://anabpd.ansi.org/Accreditation/credentialing/personnel-certification/food-protection-manager/ALLdirectoryListing?menuID=8&prgID=8&statusID=4

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A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.

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notedCode 3-304.14 Wiping ClothsCleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Wiping cloths: properly used & stored

Inspector’s notes

3-304.14 Wiping Cloths; Use Limitations (C) There was no measurable sanitizer in either sanitizer bucket. Wet wiping cloths shall be stored suspended in a sanitizing solution (200-400ppm quaternary ammonium; or 50-100 ppm chlorine) when not in use. CDI-Sanibuckets were dumped and refilled with 200 ppm quaternary ammonia solution.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

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Official record from Wake County Environmental Services, Oct 11, 2024 · Original Source

1 - Inspection

Feb 8, 2024

Score 99.5

Official score: 99.5 · Understand this area’s scale

1 recorded violation

minorCode 4-501.12Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Equipment; food & non-food contact surfaces approved; cleanable; properly designed; constructed & used

Inspector’s notes

4-501.12; Core; White cutting board next to oven and handsink heavily scratched and scored with some stains. Surfaces such as cutting blocks and board that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized; or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced. Resurface or replace cutting boards.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

Official record from Wake County Environmental Services, Feb 8, 2024 · Original Source

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