Restaurant Ratings: Michoacan Mexican Restaurant, Tokyo Express, The Drum and Quill

Multiple food items without date markings, employees not wearing hair restraints and roaches found throughout the restaurant. WRAL's 5 On Your Side shows the violations and more in this week's restaurant ratings report.
Posted 3/27/2026, 9:41:58 PM Updated 3/27/2026, 10:00:10 PM

>> HURT BY A BIG.

>> MULTIPLE FOOD ITEMS WITH NO

DATE MARKINGS EMPLOYEES NOT

WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS AND

ROACHES FOUND THROUGHOUT THE

RESTAURANT. 5 ON YOUR SIDE'S

ALEX LITTLE HILLS SHOWS US

THESE VIOLATIONS AND MORE IN

THIS WEEK'S RESTAURANT RATINGS

REPORT.

>> FIRST, TOMATO OCON MEXICAN

RESTAURANT ON HILLSBOROUGH ROAD

IN DURHAM. MULTIPLE COOKED FOOD

ITEMS DIDN'T HAVE DATE MARKINGS

ON THEM. A DEAD ROACH WAS FOUND

ON THE FLOOR BY THE DRY STORAGE

UNIT. AND A LIVE ROACH WAS

FOUND IN THE LIGHT ABOVE THE

REGISTER. COOLERS AND RACKS

WERE DIRTY AND NEEDED TO BE

CLEANED. SHOW A CALM AND

RESTAURANT SCORED AN 89.5, A B

THAT'S DOWN FROM A 93 94 NEXT

TO TOKYO EXPRESS ON SANDHILLS

BOULEVARD IN ABERDEEN. WELL, HE

DIDN'T WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT

WHILE COOKING FOOD.

DRINKS IN SOY SAUCE RESTORE

DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR. WE'RE

GAS KITS FOR THE PREP UNIT BY

THE GRILL IN THE REACH IN

FREEZER WERE RIPPED CAUSING

ICE BUILDUP TO EXPRESS TO SEE

ONE A LOW BE. THAT'S DOWN FROM

86 AND A 94. LASTLY TO THE DRUM

AND QUILL ON CHINQUAPIN ROAD

IN PINEHURST. MULTIPLE BOXES

OF FOOD WERE STORED ON THE

FLOOR UNDER SHELVES IN THE

WALK-IN FREEZER. A CONTAINER OF

RAW SHRIMP WAS STALLING AT ROOM

TEMPERATURE IN THE HAND SINK

DOUBLE SHAKERS, SAUCE, BOTTLES

AND SANITIZERS DID NOT HAVE

LABELS WILL SCORE THE TO LOEB E