Eateries get easy A for roaches: "(By Mike Baker, Associated Press) Restaurant inspectors in North Carolina, including Mecklenburg County, award top grades for sanitation even when the establishments they examine have obvious problems such as roach or rodent infestations, according to an Associated Press analysis of state and county records.
Just one out of every 1,000 inspections over the past five years resulted in a 'C' on the grade scale. And of more than 375,000 examinations during that span, only 17 facilities failed by scoring below a 'C,' resulting in a brief shutdown."