Three Charlotte-area restaurants scored lower than an “A” grades during health inspections Aug. 21-27.
Las Meras Tortas
The restaurant received an 87 on Aug. 27. Violations included:
Cooling and holding violations
Raw chicken stored over vegetables
“Crawling pests on walls”
The restaurant is located at 14601 Statesville Rd in Huntersville. It received another “B” in October 2025.
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar of Ballantyne
The restaurant received an 85 on Aug. 26. Violations included:
Raw meat stored incorrectly
Cold holding at wrong temperature
The restaurant is located at 15105 John J Delaney Dr, Suite A in Charlotte. This is the restaurant’s first score that isn’t an “A”.
Le Kebab Grill
The restaurant received an 86 on Aug. 21. Violations included:
Person in charge unable to answer questions
No certified food protection manager on site
Cooling unit at wrong temperature
Some food purchased from food truck, not wholesale supplier
Inconsistent date marking
The restaurant is located at 350 E. McCullough Dr in Charlotte. This is the restaurant’s first score that isn’t an “A”.
Mecklenburg County sanitation scores
The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 142 restaurants were inspected Aug. 21-27. The other restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%. You can search restaurant inspections at public.cdpehs.com.
The Charlotte Observer reports restaurant sanitation scores lower than an A, and updates the public when B and C grade restaurants are graded again. The News & Observer previously covered the methodology of sanitation scores.
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