NC Sanitation Scores

Watauga County Restaurant Sanitation Scores

Restaurant health inspection scores and sanitation grades for 271 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.

271establishments
271grade A
97.9avg score

🏆 Wall of Fame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1HORTON HOTEL LOBBY LOUNGE AND ROOFTOP BARRestaurant8× ≥99100
  2. 2HARRIS TEETER STARBUCKS 165Restaurant6× ≥99100
  3. 3HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BOONE BREAKFAST BARRestaurant6× ≥9999.5
  4. 4PARALLEL BREWINGRestaurant5× ≥99100
  5. 5VIDALIARestaurant5× ≥99100
  6. 6MEADOWBROOK BANQUETSRestaurant5× ≥9999
  7. 7PALM BERRIESRestaurant4× ≥9999.5
  8. 8SAY CHEESERestaurant4× ≥99100
  9. 9STARBUCKS 47390Restaurant4× ≥99100
  10. 10LILY'S SNACK BARRestaurant3× ≥99100
  11. 11BLOWING ROCK CONFERENCE CENTER FOOD SERVICERestaurant3× ≥9999.5
  12. 12COYOTE KITCHENRestaurant3× ≥9999
  13. 13THE SPECKLED TROUTRestaurant3× ≥99100
  14. 14THE PEDDLERRestaurant3× ≥99100
  15. 15FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIESRestaurant3× ≥9999.5
  16. 16MELLOW MUSHROOM OF BLOWING ROCKRestaurant3× ≥99100
  17. 17WILDWOOD COMMUNITY MARKETRestaurant2× ≥99100
  18. 18SHEETZ #851Restaurant2× ≥99100
  19. 19FIZZ EDRestaurant2× ≥99100
  20. 20HOLLOWAY CORNER KITCHENRestaurant2× ≥99100
  21. 21MCDONALD'S OF BOONERestaurant2× ≥9999
  22. 22THE FOLEY CENTER LCWC FOOD SERVICERestaurant2× ≥9999.5
  23. 23BLUE RIDGE DINERRestaurant2× ≥9999
  24. 24TWEETSIE - COWBOY CANTINARestaurant2× ≥99100
  25. 25CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILLRestaurant2× ≥9999.5

Recently perfect (Restaurants)

HARRIS TEETER STARBUCKS 165 100 2026-06-19PARALLEL BREWING 100 2026-06-18TWEETSIE - COWBOY CANTINA 100 2026-06-04THE BEST CELLAR 99 2026-06-04THE PEDDLER 100 2026-06-02DAINGERFIELD AT WESTGLOW 99 2026-05-29THE SPECKLED TROUT 100 2026-05-28VIDALIA 100 2026-05-27MEADOWBROOK BANQUETS 99 2026-05-19SAY CHEESE 100 2026-05-14

⚠️ Wall of Shame — Restaurants

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

  1. 1VICIOUS BISCUITSRestaurant2026-03-0490
  2. 2BLOWING ROCK CAFE (DINOS DOG & DASH)Restaurant2025-07-2690.5
  3. 3CHINA WOKRestaurant2026-05-2090.5
  4. 4TIMBERLAKESRestaurant2026-04-2791.5
  5. 5BEECH MOUNTAIN BREWING CORestaurant2026-06-1192
  6. 6BLOWING ROCK MARKETRestaurant2026-06-1892
  7. 7MACADOS OF BOONERestaurant2026-03-0392.5
  8. 8EARTH FARE DELIRestaurant2026-03-1192.5
  9. 9DANIEL BOONE INNRestaurant2026-06-0293
  10. 10TAQUERIA EL PASORestaurant2026-03-0994

Data is public record from the Watauga County health department (Environmental Health), via cdpehs.com. Updated 2026-07-01. “Wall of Fame” ranks establishments by their current streak of inspections scoring 99+; “Wall of Shame” lists the lowest most-recent scores.