Welcome to GrubVetter

GrubVetter is a free app and website that shows you restaurant health inspection grades and violations — pulled daily from official city health department open data — before you decide where to eat.

Why this exists

Most major US cities and counties post their restaurant inspection results publicly. NYC's "A/B/C" letter grades are famous; Chicago, LA, Boston, Seattle, and thousands of others publish similar data through their own open data portals. But the data is scattered across thousands of separate government websites — each with its own UI, format, and quirks — none of which are designed to help you decide where to grab dinner tonight.

We pull it all together, normalize it, and give you a single place to search.

What you can do

Search by name, neighborhood, or cuisine in any covered city.
See the inspection history — every visit, every violation, in plain language.
Browse by area on a map — find well-graded spots near you.
City-wide stats — which neighborhoods have the highest grades, the most common violations, the cuisines that consistently pass or fail.

GrubVetter homepage with all 8 cities — Pick your city — we currently cover eight US cities and counties, with more on the way.

Map and list view searching for bagels in NYC — Search by name, neighborhood, or cuisine. Tap any map pin to see the latest grade and inspection date.

Restaurant detail page with score trajectory and inspection history — Every restaurant has its full inspection history — scores over time, color-coded by grade, with the violations cited at each visit.

Aggregate stats page with grade distribution charts — Each city gets aggregate stats — grade distribution, score distribution, and comparisons across cities and neighborhoods.

Works just as well on your phone:

Mobile map view with restaurant pins in Los Angeles

Mobile restaurant detail with score trajectory and inspection history

No account, no paywall, no ads (yet — and if we ever add them, they won't get in your way).

Cities covered today

New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Austin, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle (King County). That's roughly 130,000 restaurants with full inspection histories.

More cities are on the way. If yours isn't covered and you want it added, let us know.

What's coming

This is v1.0. Already on the list:

Favorites and grade-change alerts — pin your regular spots and get notified when a new inspection happens.
More cities — both US and international (UK FSA, Toronto, Montreal).
Reviews and photos layered on top of the inspection data — because the question isn't just "is this restaurant safe" but "is it any good and safe."

Where to find us

Web: grubvetter.com
iOS: Download on the App Store
Android: Google Play (coming soon)

Thanks for stopping by. Know before you go.