Restaurant Inspection Information

How violation points work:

The lower the number of points accrued by a restaurant during an inspection, the better the inspection result.
The Health Department inspects restaurants, and assigns violation points for every violation observed, depending on the severity and extent of the violation. A score of 27 or less is needed for a restaurant to pass the inspection. Restaurants with scores of 28 or more are re-inspected.

Glossary of Terms:

We want our inspection results to be as clear as possible. The definitions of terms used for describing inspection results may be found in the glossary.

Disclaimer:

As a result of an inspection, the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene may issue violations to the establishment. Owners have the opportunity to dispute these violations at the Department's Administrative Tribunal, except when there are only general violations that result in fewer than 14 points. In these instances the violations must be corrected, but are not heard at the Administrative Tribunal. The information presented here may reflect inspections that have not yet been adjudicated. (Before January 18, 2006, this web site listed only the number of points assigned to a restaurant inspection, if there were only general violations totaling no more than 14 points. For inspection results posted on or after January 18, 2006, all points and violations are listed.)

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