NC Sanitation Scores

Dare County Restaurant Sanitation Scores

Restaurant health inspection scores and sanitation grades for 423 food establishments in Dare County, North Carolina. Explore the map, then see the top-rated restaurants and the lowest recent scores below. Each listing links to its official inspection record.

423establishments
423grade A
98.3avg score

🏆 Wall of Fame — Restaurants

Ranked by the longest current run of inspections scoring 99 or higher.

  1. 1WAVERIDERS COFFEE & DELIRestaurant24× ≥99100
  2. 2KAT'S DELIRestaurant23× ≥99100
  3. 3NY BAGELSRestaurant23× ≥99100
  4. 4CHINA TOWNRestaurant21× ≥99100
  5. 5STARBUCKSRestaurant20× ≥9999
  6. 6HIMALAYA LLCRestaurant16× ≥99100
  7. 7SHINE ON JUICERYRestaurant14× ≥99100
  8. 8SPANKYS GRILL AND PIZZA INCRestaurant14× ≥99100
  9. 9GREAT GUT DELIRestaurant14× ≥99100
  10. 10OBX BOWLINGRestaurant13× ≥9999.5
  11. 11T&S POKE NH LLC DBA POKE BOXRestaurant13× ≥99100
  12. 12POKE BOXRestaurant12× ≥99100
  13. 13JOSEPHINE'S SICILIAN KITCHENRestaurant12× ≥9999
  14. 14AWFUL ARTHUR'S OYSTER BARRestaurant12× ≥9999.5
  15. 15OUTER BANKS OLIVE & WINE SHOP BEER CIGARSRestaurant11× ≥99100
  16. 16I GOT YOUR CRABSRestaurant11× ≥9999
  17. 17ONEALS SEA HARVESTRestaurant11× ≥99100
  18. 18THE WATERFRONT TRELLISRestaurant10× ≥99100
  19. 19GREENTAILS SEAFOOD MARKET & KITCHENRestaurant10× ≥99100
  20. 20COLINGTON CAFERestaurant10× ≥99100
  21. 211587 LOUNGERestaurant10× ≥99100
  22. 22MILLER S WATERFRONTRestaurant10× ≥99100
  23. 23ISLAND SMOOTHIE CAFERestaurant9× ≥9999
  24. 24COSMO'SRestaurant9× ≥99100
  25. 25MIA'S BAKE SHOP & TEA ROOMRestaurant8× ≥99100

Recently perfect (Restaurants)

FISH HEADS GRILL 99 2026-09-23WATERMANS BAR AND GRILL 100 2026-09-22PANGEA ISLAND TAVERN 100 2026-09-22FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT INN AND SUITES NH KITCHEN 99.5 2026-09-22THE FROGGY DOG 99 2026-09-21I GOT YOUR CRABS 99 2026-09-18FISHBONES SUNSET 99.5 2026-09-17CHINA TOWN 100 2026-09-17COLINGTON CAFE 100 2026-09-16HATTERAS SOL WATERSIDE GRILL 99 2026-09-15

⚠️ Wall of Shame — Restaurants

Most-recent inspection scores of 94 or below (last 24 months), lowest first.

  1. 1STACK 'EM HIGH-KITTY HAWKRestaurant2026-09-1690
  2. 2THE RUNDOWN CAFERestaurant2026-08-0691
  3. 3NOOSA BEACH GRILLE LLCRestaurant2026-08-1291
  4. 4ORANGE BLOSSOM BAKERY AND CAFERestaurant2026-08-1991
  5. 5DUCK DELIRestaurant2026-08-2591.5
  6. 6LIFESAVING STATIONRestaurant2026-07-1692
  7. 7PLAZA AZTECARestaurant2026-08-1292
  8. 8RED DRUM GRILL AND TAPHOUSERestaurant2026-09-0192
  9. 9FATTYSRestaurant2026-09-0893
  10. 10JOLLY ROGERRestaurant2026-06-2393.5
  11. 11THE LANDING GRILLRestaurant2026-08-1893.5
  12. 12DIRTY DICKS-AVONRestaurant2026-09-1793.5
  13. 13FIRST COLONY INNRestaurant2025-11-2594

Data is public record from the Dare County health department (Environmental Health), via cdpehs.com. Updated 2026-09-26. “Wall of Fame” ranks establishments by their current streak of inspections scoring 99+; “Wall of Shame” lists the lowest most-recent scores.