Every guide on Restaurant Inspection Check, grouped by state. Each one starts with the official health department lookup for that city, county or state, then explains how that agency scores and posts its inspections. If you already have a score or grade, the inspection score reader explains it for 22 programs.
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- Before Eating at a New Restaurant: Inspection Checklist
- Food handler card: which states require one, the deadline, cost and how long it lasts
- Food Inspection Reports: How to Read Violations
- Food manager certification by state: who needs a CFPM, the deadline and how long it lasts
- Food Truck Inspection Record Check
- Food truck permit requirements: fees, commissary and inspection rules in 8 places
- How often are restaurants inspected? What a year of records shows in 5 cities
- Most common health code violations: a year of inspections in five cities
- Restaurant Closure or Permit Suspension Check
- Restaurant Complaint and Inspection Record Check
- Restaurant Health Inspection Report Guide: Records, Violations and Follow-Up
- Restaurant Health Rating Lookup: Find the Official Local Record
- Restaurant Health Score and Grade: Read Violations and Follow-Up
- Restaurant Inspection Check by City
- Restaurant Inspection Data: When Several Rows Mean One Visit
- Restaurant Inspection Date: Why It Matters
- Restaurant inspection near me: how to find the official report for a place around you
- Restaurant Inspection Official Sources vs Review Sites
- Restaurant Inspection vs. Outbreak Investigation Records
- Restaurant Reinspection Follow-Up Check
- Search Restaurant Inspection by Address
- Temporary food event permit: fees, deadlines and booth rules in 7 places
- What happens if a restaurant fails a health inspection? Rules and follow-up times in 4 cities
- What is a good health inspection score? A year of scores in LA, Austin and NYC
Alabama
- Alabama, Kentucky and Oklahoma food handler card rules
- Alabama Establishment Closings List: Food, Lodging, and Current Status
- Jefferson County, Alabama Food Inspection Scores and History
- Montgomery County, Alabama Food Scores and Closure Records
Alaska
- Alaska Food Inspection Reports: DEC or Anchorage?
- Alaska food worker card: the $10 DEC test, Anchorage’s separate card and who needs one (2026)
- Anchorage Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
Arizona
- Arizona food handler card: Maricopa’s 30-day rule, 3-year validity and which cards count
- Coconino County Food Inspections: Ratings and Past Records
- Mohave County Food Inspection Ratings: Match the Right Operation
- Navajo County Food Inspection Records: Find the Right Report
- Phoenix Restaurant Inspection Search: Maricopa Reports and Grades
- Pima County and Tucson Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Pinal County Food Inspection Ratings and Follow-Up
- Yavapai County Food Inspections: Follow-Up and Enforcement
Arkansas
California
- California Restaurant Inspection Scores by County: Where to Look and What Each Grade Means
- Alameda County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- California food handler card: 30-day rule, the three county cards and who pays
- California Processed Food Registration and Inspection Records
- Contra Costa County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Humboldt County Food Inspections: Find Records in Accela
- Kern County Food Inspection Scores and Closure Records
- LA County Event Food Permits and Inspection Records
- LA County Inspection, Closure or Citation: Which Record Do You Need?
- LA County restaurant inspection results by city: what 19,611 routine inspections show
- LA County Restaurant Inspection Search: Grades, Violations and Follow-Up
- LA County School Cafeteria Records: Permits and Certificates
- Long Beach Restaurant Inspection Reports and Closure Records
- Los Angeles Food Truck Inspection Reports, Routes, and Commissaries
- Orange County Cottage Food Records: Class A, Class B, and Events
- Orange County Restaurant Closure Timeline: Suspension, Follow-Up, and Reopening
- Orange County Restaurant Inspection Results: PASS, Gold PASS, and Closure Fields
- Orange County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Placer County Restaurant Inspections After the 2025 Portal Change
- Riverside County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Sacramento County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- San Diego County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- San Francisco Historical Inspection Scores: Find the Current Record
- San Francisco Restaurant Inspection Lookup: Placards and Violations
- San Joaquin County Restaurant Inspection Records: Search and Archive
- San Mateo County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Santa Clara County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Ventura County Food Inspection Records: Three Closure Paths
Colorado
- Arapahoe County Food Inspections: Two Portals After 2023
- Boulder County Restaurant Inspections: Two Datasets
- Colorado food handler card: state manager rule and county requirements (2026)
- Denver Restaurant Inspection Results: Use the Correct Portal and Visit Type
- Denver Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Denver Restaurant Reinspection Timeline: Connect Full and Limited Visits
- Larimer County Restaurant Inspections: Match the Owner
- Pueblo Restaurant Inspection Records Before an Ownership Change
- Weld County Restaurant Inspection History: Old and New Portals
Connecticut
- Connecticut Restaurant Inspection Forms: Compare Old Scores With New Findings
- Connecticut Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- West Hartford–Bloomfield Restaurant Inspection Records and Scores
Delaware
- Delaware Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Rehoboth Beach Restaurant Inspections: City or State Record?
District of Columbia
- DC Restaurant Inspection Results: Read Pass-Fail, COS, and Risk Fields
- DC Restaurant Reinspection Timeline: Track 5-Day and 14-Day Corrections
- DC Restaurant Restoration Records After a Summary Suspension
- Washington Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
Florida
- Brevard County Restaurant Inspection Search
- Florida DBPR Closure Records: Connect the Callback History
- Florida DOH Food Inspection Records for Institutions
- Florida FDACS Food Inspection Reports for Groceries and Markets
- Florida food handler card: DBPR approval, the 60-day deadline and how to check a certificate
- Florida Hospital and Nursing Home Food Inspection Records
- Florida Restaurant Inspection Reports: Search the Official DBPR Record
- Pasco County Restaurant Inspection Search
- Volusia County Restaurant Inspection Search
Georgia
- Georgia restaurant inspection scores: how A, B, C and U grades are calculated
- Cobb County Restaurant Health Inspection Scores
- DeKalb County GA Restaurant Inspection Scores
- Fulton County and Atlanta Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Fulton County Restaurant Inspection Scores: Grades, Permits, and Follow-Up
- Georgia Food Permit Suspension: Decision and Reopening Records
- Georgia Food Truck Inspection Records Across County Lines
- Georgia Food-Service vs Manufacturing Inspection Records
- Gwinnett County Restaurant Health Inspection Scores
Hawaii
- Hawaii food handler certificate: the free DOH class, who needs one and how long it lasts
- Honolulu and Hawaii Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
Idaho
- Central Idaho Food Inspection Records: When Search Fails
- Kansas, Idaho and Montana food handler card rules: what the state and county pages say (2026)
- South Central Idaho Food Inspection Reports: Follow-Up or Correction Record?
Illinois
- Champaign County Food Inspection Reports: Search Without a DBA Field
- Chicago Food License Suspension: What Shows Restoration?
- Chicago Food License: Check Application Inspection Status
- Chicago Restaurant Inspection Lookup: Results and Violations
- Chicago restaurant inspection results by ZIP code and facility type (2026 data)
- DuPage County Restaurant Inspection Records: Permits and FOIA
- Illinois food handler card: restaurant vs non-restaurant rules, the 30-day deadline and who pays
- Illinois Food Inspection Report Status Codes and Counts
- Illinois State Fairgrounds Food Inspections: Find the County Record
- Lake County, Illinois Food Inspections: Risk Category and Follow-Up
- McHenry County Food Inspections: Reports Without Scores
- McLean County Food Inspections: Current Reports and Older Scores
- Peoria Food Inspections: Read Administrative Follow-Ups
Indiana
- Grant County, Indiana Food Inspection Reports: Follow the Dated PDFs
- Hamilton County, Indiana Food Inspection Map and Reports
- Harrison County Indiana Food Inspection Grades: Read the Current Placard Rule
- Indianapolis Restaurant Inspections: Search Marion County Reports
- Porter County Food Inspection Reports: Match the Visit and Violation Files
- Putnam County Indiana Food Inspections: The Follow-Up Column
- Vanderburgh County Food Inspections: Weekly Reports and Follow-Up
- Wabash County Indiana Food Reports: Check the Visit Purpose
Iowa
- Iowa Restaurant Inspection Reports: Find the Official Record
- Johnson County Iowa Food Inspections: Recheck or Correction Letter?
Kansas
- Kansas Food Inspection Records Across the 2026 System Change
- Kansas, Idaho and Montana food handler card rules: what the state and county pages say (2026)
Kentucky
- Alabama, Kentucky and Oklahoma food handler card rules
- Boyle County Food Scores: Deli, Retail and Follow-Up Results
- Green River Kentucky Restaurant Grades: Read the Score, Letter and Visit History
- Lexington-Fayette Restaurant Inspection Scores and Follow-Ups
- Louisville and Jefferson County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Louisville Food Complaint Resolved? Read the Inspection Record
- Louisville restaurant inspection grades: why a 95 can still get a C
- Northern Kentucky Restaurant Inspection Scores and Follow-Ups
Louisiana
Maine
- Lewiston Maine Restaurant Inspection Reports: Read Pass and Follow-Up Detail
- Maine Food Inspection Search: Results and Violations
Maryland
- Anne Arundel County Food Inspection Report History
- Baltimore County Restaurant Closure History: Closed and Reopened Dates
- Baltimore Restaurant Enforcement Timeline: From Violation Notice to Suspension
- Baltimore Restaurant Inspection Results: Match the Facility and Violation Record
- Baltimore Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Montgomery County MD restaurant inspection results: a year of county data (2025-26)
- Montgomery County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Prince George’s County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Washington County, MD Food Inspection Records and Closures
Massachusetts
- Boston Restaurant Grades: Which Inspection Gets Posted?
- Boston Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Cambridge Restaurant Inspections: Read Rows by Case Number
- Lowell Massachusetts Food Inspections: Read the Monthly Board Packet
- Massachusetts Inspection Report: When Is It a Correction Order?
- Massachusetts Mobile Food Records: Unit, Servicing Base, and Event
- Massachusetts Restaurant Inspection Records by Local Board
- Needham Food Inspection Reports: Score, Follow-Up, and the Posted Copy
- Taunton Food Inspection Reports: Complaints and Follow-Ups
- Wakefield Food Inspection Reports: Verify Each Re-Inspection PDF
Michigan
- Detroit Restaurant Buyer: Check Past Inspections First
- Detroit Restaurant Enforcement Timeline: Placard Changes, Closure, and Reopening
- Detroit Restaurant Inspection Results: Read Green, White, and Red Placards
- Detroit Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Macomb County Food Inspection Reports: What the Routine-Only View Leaves Out
- Michigan District 10 Food Inspection Reports: Why Visit Counts Differ
- Michigan food handler card: no state card, but a certified manager rule (2026)
- Michigan Restaurant Inspection Records: MiSafe or Local Health?
- Michigan TFU Inspection Records: Follow the Unit Across Counties
- Oakland County MI Restaurant Inspection Search
- Ottawa County, Michigan Restaurant Inspection Reports
- Washtenaw County Food Inspection Reports: County or U-M EHS
Minnesota
- Minneapolis Restaurant Inspection Results: Decode Score, Priority, and Data Fields
- Minneapolis Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Minneapolis Restaurant Reinspection Timeline: Score 91, Follow-Up, and Corrections
- Minnesota Food Inspection Records: Find the Right Regulator
- Washington and Minnesota Cottage-Food Listings: Inspection Records
Mississippi
Missouri
- Jefferson County MO Food Scores: QR Reports and Corrections
- Kansas City food handler card: $20 class, ID check and the 80% staff rule
- Kansas City Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Mercer County MO Food Inspections: Opening Approval and Routine Findings
- Missouri food handler card: rules in Independence, Columbia, St. Louis and Kansas City
- Springfield–Greene Food Inspections: Beyond Recent Visits
- St. Charles County Food Inspection Scores and Reports
- St. Louis Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
Montana
- Cascade County Food Inspection Reports by Request
- Kansas, Idaho and Montana food handler card rules: what the state and county pages say (2026)
- Missoula Food Inspections: Read Critical and RFI Histories
- Montana Hotel and Restaurant Inspections: Two Record Types
Nebraska
Nevada
- Carson City and Douglas County Food Inspections: Grades and History
- Las Vegas Restaurant Inspection Search: SNHD Grades and Violations
- Nevada food handler card: the SNHD test in Las Vegas, $25 fee and 3-year renewal
- Washoe County Food Inspection Reports: Status vs Rating
New Hampshire
- Dover, NH Food Inspection Grades: Read the Map Without Guessing the Report
- New Hampshire Food Inspection Records: Find the Authority
New Jersey
- Cape May County Food Inspection Ratings and Reports
- Monmouth Food Inspections: Find the Issuing Agency
- Ocean County Restaurant Inspection Reports: Ratings and Original PDFs
New Mexico
- Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- New Mexico food handler card: the 30-day rule, exemptions and Albuquerque
- New Mexico Food Inspection Records: NMED Reports and Emblems
New York
- Albany County restaurant inspections: what the Excellent, Good and Fair signs mean
- Broome County Restaurant Inspections and Enforcement
- Chemung County Food Inspections: What a Reinspection Actually Checked
- Dutchess County restaurant inspections: results by town and return visits
- Erie County, NY Restaurant Inspections: History and Follow-Up
- Monroe County (Rochester) restaurant inspections: lookup and 2025-26 results
- Nassau County restaurant inspections: lookup and 2025-26 results
- New York Grocery and Bodega Inspection Records
- New York Home Processor Registration vs Kitchen Inspection Records
- New York Nursing-Home and Assisted-Living Food Records: Find the Right Survey
- New York State critical violation codes: what 5C, 4A, 2E and other red items mean
- New York State restaurant inspections by county (outside NYC, 2025-26 data)
- NYC food cart permit: the supervisory license waitlist after the 2026 expansion
- NYC Food Cart Records: Vendor, Unit, Commissary or Event?
- NYC Grade Pending: what the sign means and how long it lasts
- NYC Restaurant Complaint, Inspector Concern, or Violation Challenge?
- NYC Restaurant Data: Community Views and Inspection Dates
- NYC restaurant grades by borough and cuisine: what 25,254 current letter grades show
- NYC Restaurant Grades Check
- NYC School Cafeteria Inspections: Find and Read the Records
- NYC School-Based Child Care: Food Permit vs Program Inspection
- Onondaga County (Syracuse) restaurant inspections: lookup and 2025-26 results
- Orange County, NY restaurant inspections: chemical storage, open reds and town results
- Restaurants closed by the NYC Health Department: what 583 closures in a year show
- Rockland County restaurant inspections: red violation rates and room-temperature food
- Saratoga County restaurant inspections since the county took over from the state
- Schenectady County restaurant inspections: red violation rates, items and permit rules
- Suffolk County Restaurant Inspections: Latest Report and History
- Ulster County restaurant inspections: Kingston, New Paltz and Woodstock results
- Westchester County restaurant inspections: lookup and 2025-26 results
North Carolina
- Cumberland County restaurant sanitation grades: how to look them up and what a year of scores shows
- Durham County Restaurant Inspection Scores Search
- Mecklenburg County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- North Carolina Food Inspection Dashboard: Which Count Is It?
- North Carolina Hospital Grade vs Dietary-Kitchen Grade
- Wake County restaurant inspection scores by town: what a year of grades shows
- Wake County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
North Dakota
- Bismarck Restaurant Inspection Reports: Read PASS and Findings
- North Dakota Restaurant Inspection Reports: Find the Right Custodian
Ohio
- Cincinnati Food Inspection Records: Missing Violation Details
- Cincinnati restaurant inspection results: a year of data by neighborhood and violation
- Cuyahoga County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Dayton–Montgomery Food Inspection Reports: Read Actual Findings
- Franklin County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Gallia County Food Inspections: Pre-License vs. 30-Day Visit
- Geauga Clean Inspection Award vs. a Restaurant Report
- Hamilton County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Lorain County Food Inspection Reports: The 2025 Records Gap
- Lucas County Ohio Food Inspection Reports After the 2026 Portal Change
- Ohio Retail Food License Actions: Which Order Controls?
- Warren County Ohio Restaurant Inspections: New and Older Reports
Oklahoma
- Alabama, Kentucky and Oklahoma food handler card rules
- Oklahoma Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Tulsa County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
Oregon
- Oregon Restaurant Inspection Scores: Where to Look and What a Score Below 70 Means
- Marion County Oregon Restaurant Inspection Scores and Rechecks
- Oregon food handler card: the $10 test, the 30-day rule and the 2029 manager requirement
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County restaurant inspection results: why 1 in 5 needs a reinspection
- Allegheny County Restaurant Inspection Search
- Bucks County Restaurant Inspection Reports: Current and Legacy Search
- Chester County PA Restaurant Inspection Reports
- Delaware County, PA Restaurant Inspections: Find the Right Record
- Pennsylvania Restaurant Inspection Reports: State Search or Local Health Department?
- Philadelphia Restaurant Inspection Results: Read IN, OUT, COS, and Repeat Findings
- Philadelphia Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Philadelphia Restaurant Reinspection Timeline: Trace OUT Findings, COS, and Closure
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Mobile Food License Types and Records
- Rhode Island Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
South Carolina
South Dakota
- Sioux Falls Restaurant Inspection Scores: Where Is the Follow-Up?
- South Dakota Restaurant Inspection Scores: State or Sioux Falls?
Tennessee
- Nashville and Davidson County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Tennessee Retail Food Inspection Records: Stores vs Restaurants
Texas
- Austin Restaurant Inspection Scores: Read Every Result Field
- Austin Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Bexar County and San Antonio Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Dallas Restaurant Inspection Scores: Current Results vs Historical Data
- Dallas Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Fort Bend County Food Inspection Records: Scores and Follow-Up
- Galveston County Food Inspection Scores: Read the Demerits
- Harris County Food Inspections: Search the Right Records
- Houston Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- NET Health Food Inspection Reports for Smith County and Bullard
- Prosper Texas Health Inspection Summary: Unscored Visits
- San Antonio Restaurant Inspection Results: City vs Bexar County Fields
- San Patricio Food Inspection Scores: Item Points and Follow-Ups
- Tarrant County and Fort Worth Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Texas DSHS Food Inspection Reports: State vs Local Records
- Texas food handler card: 30-day deadline, 2-year validity and how to spot an accredited course
- Texas Food Truck Records After the 2026 License Change
Utah
- Salt Lake County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Tooele County Utah Food Inspections: Online and Complaint Records
- Utah County Food Inspection Reports and Reopening Records
- Utah food handler permit: 14-day certificate, 30-day permit and the $15 fee
- Weber–Morgan Food Inspection Reports: Which Visit Are You Reading?
Vermont
Virginia
- Blue Ridge Food Inspection Records After an Owner Change
- Fairfax County Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Rappahannock-Rapidan Food Inspections: Permit vs Courtesy
- Rappahannock-Rapidan Temporary Food Permits: Match the Event
- Virginia B&B Food Permits and Lodging Inspection Records
- Virginia Beach Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Virginia food handler card: no state card; what VDH and Fairfax require instead (2026)
- Virginia VDACS Retail Food Firm Inspections: Read the Activity Log
Washington
- Washington Restaurant Inspection Scores by County: Where to Look and How Red and Blue Points Work
- Clallam County Food Inspection Records Since 2017
- King County Food Inspection Appeal: Finding vs Decision
- King County Food Plan Approval: Records to Check Before Opening
- King County restaurant inspection results by city and Seattle ZIP code (2026 data)
- King County Tasting-Room Food Permits and Inspection Records
- Seattle Restaurant Inspection Search: King County Ratings and History
- Tacoma Pierce County Restaurant Inspection Search
- Washington and Minnesota Cottage-Food Listings: Inspection Records
- Washington food worker card: $10, the 14-day rule and the only online course the state accepts
- Washington WSDA Food Processor Inspection Records
- Whatcom County Food Inspection Results and Follow-Up
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Brown County Food Inspections: Match the Licensed Operation
- Dane County Food Inspections: Priority and All Violations
- Milwaukee Restaurant Inspection Search: Official Reports, Violations, and Follow-Up
- Rock County Food Inspections: Reinspection vs Follow-Up
- Waukesha County Food Inspection Reports: When Is a Reinspection Needed?
- Waushara County Food Inspections: Search by Facility and Date
- Wisconsin DATCP Food Inspections: State vs Local Agent Reports