NC Sanitation Scores

McDowell County Restaurant Sanitation Scores

Restaurant health inspection scores and sanitation grades for 169 food establishments in McDowell 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.

169establishments
169grade A
97.8avg score

🏆 Wall of Fame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1ROMA RESTAURANTRestaurant7× ≥9999.5
  2. 2MCDONALD'S 2Restaurant4× ≥9999
  3. 3SHARON'S CAFERestaurant4× ≥9999
  4. 4MODERN ALCHEMISTRestaurant4× ≥9999
  5. 5TACO BELL #42681 (028)Restaurant3× ≥9999

Recently perfect (Restaurants)

PILOT TRAVEL CENTER #1063 DELI 99 2026-08-06TACO BELL #42681 (028) 99 2026-07-29ROMA RESTAURANT 99.5 2026-07-09MODERN ALCHEMIST 99 2026-06-22MCDONALD'S 2 99 2026-06-17SHARON'S CAFE 99 2026-06-12TAYLORS BREWING COMPANY 100 2026-06-12SEEKER COFFEE 99 2026-06-02FIREHOUSE SUBS 99.5 2026-05-15BURGER KING 99 2026-05-14

⚠️ Wall of Shame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1HEIFER'S HOMEPLACE VITTLESRestaurant2026-06-1192.5
  2. 2BIRDIESRestaurant2025-07-1193
  3. 3GOLDEN FRIED CHICKENRestaurant2026-04-0294
  4. 4ROCK HOUSE RESTAURANTRestaurant2026-07-1594

Data is public record from the McDowell County health department (Environmental Health), via cdpehs.com. Updated 2026-08-15. “Wall of Fame” ranks establishments by their current streak of inspections scoring 99+; “Wall of Shame” lists the lowest most-recent scores.