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Operating a Restaurant

Training

Restaurant Worker Safety

The Inspection Process

Letter Grading for Restaurants

Required Signs

Health Code / Regulations

Mobile Food Vending

Food Vending at Temporary Events

Food Service Establishment Ombuds Office

Smoking Legislation

Green Carts


Letter Grading for Restaurants

See the Restaurant Inspection Results (Letter Grades).

Since 2010, New York City has required restaurants to post letter grades that correspond to scores received from sanitary inspections. An inspection score of 0 to 13 is an A, 14 to 27 points is a B, and 28 or more points is a C. Grade cards must be posted where they can easily be seen by people passing by.

Inspection Cycle Overview (PDF)

Practicing A-Grade Food Safety (PDF)
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How We Score and Grade (PDF)
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Letter Grading Workshop Materials (PPT)
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Requirements for Posting Letter Grade Cards (PDF)
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Penalty Relief for Restaurants that Score an A (PDF)
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How to Get a Replacement Letter Grade Card

If your letter grade card has been lost, stolen, damaged or not issued by the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), you should report it as soon as possible by calling the Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation at (212) 676-1600 or sending an e-mail to infobfscs@health.nyc.gov.

In order to obtain a replacement card, you must provide a completed notarized Replace a Grade Card (PDF) form to the Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation.

The form may be submitted by:

Mail:

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation

125 Worth Street, CN-59A

New York, NY 10013-4006

Email: infobfscs@health.nyc.gov

Fax: 347-396-8046

Your replacement grade card will be sent by certified mail to your establishment.