The following inspection was conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department over the past week. The “2 PT Credit” is automatically added to an establishment’s overall score if a manager or employee attends a food safety course approved by the Lenoir County Health Department:

Scores:
90+ = A
80-89.5 = B
70-79.5 = C
70 and below = shut down

CDI = corrected during inspection

King’s Restaurant
405 East New Bern Road, Kinston
Score: 97.5
2 Pt. Credit: Yes
Inspection date: 6/11

Points deducted: 2.5
Raw meat stored above cooked items in reach-in refrig close to ice machine. Walk-in cooler #2-raw eggs next to carrots-raw eggs should be below produce. Several personal drinks in two-door freezer by fryers - need to keep separate (may be on bottom shelf). Do not use bare hands to separate pieces of cooked chicken - use utensil. Keep hushpuppy mix covered and move can of fly spray away from food prep area.

Points deducted: 1.0
Equipment cleaning/maintenance needed - some improvements have been made, but continue this work. Some refrig shelves, warming cabinet, door handles on cabinets, refrig, freezers, etc…

Points deducted: 1.0
Floor, wall, ceiling cleaning/maintenance needed.