Restaurant Ratings: Oak Steakhouse, IHOP, Pei Wei Express

Bugs and chemicals - two of the lowlights in this week's restaurant ratings report. WRAL's 5 On Your Side shares the places with some problems to solve.
Posted 3/13/2026, 11:17:38 PM Updated 3/14/2026, 12:00:10 AM

>> CHEVY TRUCK.

>> IT'S TIME FOR THIS WEEK'S

RESTAURANT RATINGS REPORT WHERE

WE TELL YOU ABOUT HEALTH

VIOLATIONS AT LOCAL

RESTAURANTS. BUT FIRST, AN

UPDATE FROM LAST WEEK. WE TOLD

YOU ABOUT ANTHONY'S LOVE PIAZZA

ON GLENWOOD AVENUE IN RALEIGH

AFTER BEING REINSPECTED, THEIR

SCORES BEEN UPDATED TO A 97.5.

NOW HERE'S THIS WEEK'S REPORT.

FIRST TO OAK STEAKHOUSE ON WEST

HARGET STREET IN RALEIGH,

DUSTIN RESIDUE ACCUMULATION WAS

SEEN ON SEVERAL DRYING STORAGE

RACKS. CLEAN DISH RACKS AND IN

CEILING VENTS.

>> A SPRAY BOTTLE OF CHEMICALS

IN BUCKETS OF SANITIZER DIDN'T

HAVE LABELS ON THEM WHILE MEATS

WERE MISSING. PROPER DATE,

MARKINGS STEAKHOUSE COURT IN

88.5, A HIGH BE THAT'S DOWN

FROM A 95. IN A 94.5 NEXT TO

IHOP ON NORTH POINTE DRIVE IN

DURHAM, A LIVE COCKROACHES WERE

SEEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE

RESTAURANT. EMPLOYEES DIDN'T

WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN

PREPPING FOOD, MULTIPLE FOOD

ITEMS STORED IN THE COOLERS

AND FREEZERS WERE NOT COVERED.

IHOP SCORED AN 88.5, A B.

IT'S ACTUALLY UP FROM

EIGHTY-FOUR AND EIGHTY-FOUR

0.5, LASTLY TO PAY WAY EXPRESS

ON FAYETTEVILLE ROAD IN DURHAM,

SEVERAL CONTAINERS OF GARLIC

WERE STORED IN CONTAINERS

LABELED AS CAJUN SEASONING.

A BOX OF WASHED BROCCOLI WAS

STUART ON THE FLOOR COOKED RICE

WAS STORED UNDERNEATH HAND,

SAYING THAT LEAKED WHILE IN USE

A WAY SCORED AN 85.5, A B