For routine inspections, Health Departments typically inspect every permitted eatery in their jurisdiction once to twice a year, usually unannounced. Exact inspection frequencies vary based on the jurisdiction.
Articles in this section
- How does inspection criteria vary across Health Departments?
- Why do re-inspections occur?
- How often do Health Departments conduct routine inspections?
- What are the reasons or occasions that a Health Department inspects a facility?
- What causes a facility closure by a Health Department?
- Why don't all Health Departments assign a grade to their inspections?
- What facilities do Health Departments inspect?
- What does the "jurisdiction" refer to?
- What are critical violations?
- What is a consumer complaint?