How grading works in Boulder County.

Start with the local scale

Boulder County Public Health (Boulder, Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, Erie and the rest of the county) records a result for each restaurant inspection, such as Pass, and lists the inspector's observations for any items found out of compliance. The county does not label individual items as critical or non-critical in this data.

A score is not universal

Never compare results between cities. Some departments add points for violations, others use pass/fail, and a lower score can mean a better result.

Read beyond the latest result

Check the inspection date, each recorded violation, and any follow-up inspection. Closures and re-inspections are labeled in each restaurant’s history.

What's covered here

This page covers restaurants and other food-service businesses inspected under Boulder County Public Health's restaurant program. Small markets, bodegas, and corner stores that sell food are usually inspected under a separate retail food program, which most areas don't publish as open records. If a store you're looking for doesn't turn up in search, that's the most common reason — it may be a real, licensed business that simply isn't part of this particular inspection program.