NC Sanitation Scores

Watauga County Restaurant Sanitation Scores

Restaurant health inspection scores and sanitation grades for 273 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.

273establishments
271grade A
97.8avg score

🏆 Wall of Fame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1HARRIS TEETER STARBUCKS 165Restaurant9× ≥99100
  2. 2PARALLEL BREWINGRestaurant8× ≥99100
  3. 3PALM BERRIESRestaurant8× ≥99100
  4. 4HORTON HOTEL LOBBY LOUNGE AND ROOFTOP BARRestaurant8× ≥99100
  5. 5STARBUCKS 47390Restaurant7× ≥99100
  6. 6CHILIS 1533Restaurant7× ≥9999.5
  7. 7SHEETZ #851Restaurant6× ≥99100
  8. 8FIZZ EDRestaurant6× ≥99100
  9. 9HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BOONE BREAKFAST BARRestaurant6× ≥9999.5
  10. 10APPALACHIAN BRIAN ESTATESRestaurant5× ≥9999.5
  11. 11VIDALIARestaurant5× ≥99100
  12. 12MEADOWBROOK BANQUETSRestaurant5× ≥9999
  13. 13SAY CHEESERestaurant4× ≥99100
  14. 14PIZZA HUTRestaurant4× ≥9999
  15. 15LOWES DELIRestaurant4× ≥99100
  16. 16LILY'S SNACK BARRestaurant3× ≥99100
  17. 17COME BACK SHACK DOWNTOWNRestaurant3× ≥9999.5
  18. 18ZAXBY'SRestaurant3× ≥9999
  19. 19BLOWING ROCK CONFERENCE CENTER FOOD SERVICERestaurant3× ≥9999.5
  20. 20COYOTE KITCHENRestaurant3× ≥9999
  21. 21TWEETSIE - COWBOY CANTINARestaurant3× ≥99100
  22. 22THE SPECKLED TROUTRestaurant3× ≥99100
  23. 23THE PEDDLERRestaurant3× ≥99100
  24. 24BOJANGLES 24Restaurant3× ≥9999
  25. 25FAIRFIELD INN BREAKFAST BARRestaurant3× ≥9999

Recently perfect (Restaurants)

HELLBENDER BEVERAGE 99 2026-08-03BOJANGLES 24 99 2026-07-29FAIRFIELD INN BREAKFAST BAR 99 2026-07-28ZAXBY'S 99 2026-07-28JIMMY JOHNS BLOWING ROCK ROAD #1282 100 2026-07-27STARBUCKS 47390 100 2026-07-27PIZZA HUT 99 2026-07-24PALM BERRIES 100 2026-07-24COME BACK SHACK DOWNTOWN 99.5 2026-07-24FIZZ ED 100 2026-07-23

⚠️ Wall of Shame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1SABEING BOONE KINGRestaurant2026-07-2886
  2. 2CHINA WOKRestaurant2026-08-0587
  3. 3BLOWING ROCK CAFE (DINOS DOG & DASH)Restaurant2025-07-2690.5
  4. 4EARTH FARE DELIRestaurant2026-07-1791.5
  5. 5BEECH MOUNTAIN BREWING CORestaurant2026-06-1192
  6. 6BLOWING ROCK MARKETRestaurant2026-06-1892
  7. 7TIMBERLAKESRestaurant2026-07-3092
  8. 8DANIEL BOONE INNRestaurant2026-06-0293
  9. 9MACADOS OF BOONERestaurant2026-07-0793
  10. 10CRACKER BARREL 695Restaurant2026-07-1593
  11. 11RIVERS STREET ALE HOUSERestaurant2026-07-2093.5
  12. 12HOKKAIDORestaurant2026-07-2793.5

Recent low scores (Restaurants)

CHINA WOK 87 2026-08-05SABEING BOONE KING 86 2026-07-28

Data is public record from the Watauga 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.