NC Sanitation Scores

Watauga County Restaurant Sanitation Scores

Restaurant health inspection scores and sanitation grades for 277 food establishments in Watauga 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.

277establishments
277grade A
97.8avg score

🏆 Wall of Fame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1PALM BERRIESRestaurant9× ≥99100
  2. 2HARRIS TEETER STARBUCKS 165Restaurant9× ≥99100
  3. 3PARALLEL BREWINGRestaurant8× ≥99100
  4. 4HORTON HOTEL LOBBY LOUNGE AND ROOFTOP BARRestaurant8× ≥99100
  5. 5STARBUCKS 47390Restaurant8× ≥99100
  6. 6FIZZ EDRestaurant7× ≥99100
  7. 7CHILIS 1533Restaurant7× ≥9999.5
  8. 8SHEETZ #851Restaurant6× ≥99100
  9. 9HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BOONE BREAKFAST BARRestaurant6× ≥9999.5
  10. 10VIDALIARestaurant6× ≥99100
  11. 11HATCHET COFFEERestaurant5× ≥9999.5
  12. 12SAY CHEESERestaurant5× ≥99100
  13. 13PIZZA HUTRestaurant5× ≥9999
  14. 14APPALACHIAN BRIAN ESTATESRestaurant5× ≥9999.5
  15. 15MEADOWBROOK BANQUETSRestaurant5× ≥9999
  16. 16THE BLOWING ROCK ALE HOUSERestaurant5× ≥9999
  17. 17COME BACK SHACK DOWNTOWNRestaurant4× ≥9999.5
  18. 18ZAXBY'SRestaurant4× ≥9999
  19. 19HELLBENDER BEVERAGERestaurant4× ≥9999
  20. 20FAIRFIELD INN BREAKFAST BARRestaurant4× ≥9999
  21. 21BOJANGLES 24Restaurant4× ≥9999
  22. 22ESPRESSO NEWSRestaurant4× ≥9999
  23. 23JIMMY JOHNS BLOWING ROCK ROAD #1282Restaurant4× ≥99100
  24. 24LOWES DELIRestaurant4× ≥99100
  25. 25LILY'S SNACK BARRestaurant3× ≥99100

Recently perfect (Restaurants)

VIDALIA 100 2026-09-25SAMARITANS PURSE FOOD SERVICES 100 2026-09-25SAY CHEESE 100 2026-09-23HATCHET COFFEE 99.5 2026-09-02THE BLOWING ROCK ALE HOUSE 99 2026-08-20ESPRESSO NEWS 99 2026-08-19HELLBENDER BEVERAGE 99 2026-08-03BOJANGLES 24 99 2026-07-29FAIRFIELD INN BREAKFAST BAR 99 2026-07-28ZAXBY'S 99 2026-07-28

⚠️ Wall of Shame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1BLOWING ROCK CAFE (DINOS DOG & DASH)Restaurant2025-07-2690.5
  2. 2EARTH FARE DELIRestaurant2026-07-1791.5
  3. 3BEECH MOUNTAIN BREWING CORestaurant2026-06-1192
  4. 4BLOWING ROCK MARKETRestaurant2026-06-1892
  5. 5TIMBERLAKESRestaurant2026-07-3092
  6. 6DANIEL BOONE INNRestaurant2026-06-0293
  7. 7MACADOS OF BOONERestaurant2026-07-0793
  8. 8CRACKER BARREL 695Restaurant2026-07-1593
  9. 9TASTE GRILLRestaurant2026-09-0893
  10. 10BUBBA'S GAS & GRILLRestaurant2026-09-1693
  11. 11DOS AMIGOSRestaurant2026-09-1793
  12. 12RIVERS STREET ALE HOUSERestaurant2026-07-2093.5
  13. 13HOKKAIDORestaurant2026-07-2793.5
  14. 14CHINA WOKRestaurant2026-08-1893.5
  15. 15AMBROSIA KAFE'NIORestaurant2026-09-0293.5

Data is public record from the Watauga 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.