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Data coverage and sources
FoodCheck USA does not cover the whole country. There is no single national restaurant inspection database, so each city is added one at a time from its official open data.
| City | Source | Included | Inspection dates | Data as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) | 27,476 establishments; 92,869 inspections | Aug 10, 2007 to Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Chicago, IL | Food Inspections, Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food Protection Program | 8,609 establishments; 54,860 inspections | Jan 4, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
Last imported by FoodCheck USA: Nov 5, 2026.
What is included and what is not
New York City
- Every establishment in the city's dataset that has at least one completed inspection. The city lists some new establishments that have not been inspected yet; those are left out until an inspection appears.
- All inspections the city currently publishes for each restaurant. The city's dataset does not include every inspection ever made.
Chicago
- Restaurants and similar food businesses (bakeries, caterers, mobile food vendors, taverns, banquet halls and coffee shops). Schools, daycares, grocery stores, hospitals and other facility types in the city dataset are not included.
- Inspections from January 1, 2021 onward.
- Only businesses inspected since November 1, 2023 whose most recent result is not “Out of Business” or “Business Not Located”.
- Where one business holds several city licenses at the same address, identical rows for the same visit are combined.
Freshness
Both cities update their datasets frequently. FoodCheck USA refreshes its copy periodically, so a very recent inspection may appear on the official site before it appears here. Every page shows the date of the source data it is based on.
Planned cities
Other cities and counties publish inspection data, but formats, scoring and reuse terms differ widely. A city is added only after its data is checked.