DRIFT CAFE RIDGEWOOD
3510 WADE AVE, RALEIGH, NC 27607
Last inspected Jul 23, 2026 · score 96
Official source: Wake County Environmental Services (wake.gov) · All data sources
Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.
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The record, in plain English
Wake County Environmental Services reports one inspection on record for DRIFT CAFE RIDGEWOOD, from July 2026.
The most recent inspection noted 8 violations, 3 of them critical items — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
100% of the 3,288 Raleigh establishments CleanPlate tracks currently share this standing.
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Inspection history
Jul 23, 2026
Score: 96
A8 violations
- Equipment; food & non-food contact surfaces approved; cleanable; properly designed; constructed & used
- Critical: Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Personal cleanliness
- Physical facilities installed; maintained & clean
- Critical: Proper cold holding temperatures
- Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used
- Critical: Toxic substances properly identified stored & used
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