EatOrBeat makes official restaurant health inspection records searchable and readable across six US jurisdictions. Every page reproduces public records from the responsible health department, with derived context (repeat violations, score trajectory, comparison to local medians) the source portals don't surface.
The inspection records. You decide. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants.
| Jurisdiction | Establishments | Source | Refresh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 30,300+ | Chicago Data Portal (Socrata) | Weekly |
| New York City | 27,700+ | NYC Open Data (Socrata) | Weekly |
| Dallas | 10,500+ | Dallas Open Data (Socrata) | Weekly* |
| San Francisco | 12,300+ | DataSF (Socrata) | Weekly |
| Los Angeles County | 36,200+ | LA County ArcGIS Hub | Quarterly |
| Florida (statewide) | 84,400+ | DBPR bulk files | Snapshot |
* Dallas source publication currently lags (latest records Feb 2024).
Beyond reproducing the record, pages surface facts computed from the full inspection history: repeat critical violations, whether the latest score is above or below the establishment's own trajectory, comparison to the borough/neighborhood median, and recency of the last visit. These facts exist in the raw data but are not published directly by the source agencies.
Methodology notes: https://www.eatorbeat.com/about-the-data/ Corrections: [email protected] — records are reproduced from official sources; errors in the source data are flagged to the agency.
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