Restaurant Inspections & Ratings

What you need to know about where you get your food.

We inspect food establishments 1 to 4 times a year based on risk. We show the past 2 years’ inspection history on this site. You can find reports online after 24 hours.

Inspection types

Routine: These are unannounced. They cover all items in the regulation.
Follow-up: These happen after a routine inspection that finds 35 or more critical violation points.
Pre-opening: Scheduled after a required closure, facility makes changes, or new permit is issued.
Change of ownership: These happen when a facility changes ownership.
Compliance: Occurs after we require changes to a facility or its processes.

Violation types

Critical violations (red)

These are likely to cause foodborne illness.

Examples include:

Improper cooking of food.
Poor temperature control.
Improper handwashing by staff.
Bare-hand contact with food.

Non-critical violations (blue)

These could lead to critical violations if not set right.

Examples include:

Improper cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Maintenance needed.

Look for inspection rating signs

All food establishments are required to post a food safety rating sign at all entrances and drive-thru windows.

Why food safety signs?

We inspect restaurants, food trucks, caterers, schools, and other places that serve food. We provide food safety inspection, closure and outbreak information on our website so everyone can make informed choices. But few people know about or use these reports.

Signs make it easier for people to understand and use food safety inspection ratings.

What do the ratings mean?

	Great—Very few or no concerns.
	Okay—Some concerns.
	Needs to improve—Many or repeated concerns.
	Closed—A pattern of food safety problems or an immediate health risk like: Lack of refrigeration. Fire, flood or power outage. No hot water. Sewage backup. Restroom not working. No permit. Foodborne illness and other reasons.
	New—New restaurants don’t have a rating yet. They will get one after they have more inspections. You’ll still be able to see how they did on their inspections.