Food Inspection Signs

What's happening?

Starting July 1, 2025, all permanent food service establishments in Kitsap County (such as restaurants, grocery stores, and food trucks) will be required to post new food safety inspection signs in places where customers can easily see them (like front doors/windows).

These signs will share inspection results to customers through images and simple text.

What do the sign ratings mean?

The new signs will display ratings — Best, Great, Okay, or Needs to Improve - based on the average score from the last two years of food safety inspections.  

• Best: No violations observed (100% average score)

• Great: A few violations observed

• Okay: A number of violations observed

• Needs to improve: Establishment is on probation

  
  

When inspectors find a violation - such as sick food workers or touching food with bare hands - they work with the business to make sure the violation is corrected.

Businesses that have not yet received a food safety inspection will post a sign that says, "We are still new."

Temporary food establishments, such as vendors at fairs and festivals, are inspected by Kitsap Public Health but not required to post the new inspection signs. 

Where will the new signs be posted?

Signs must be posted in food establishments where customers can easily see them before they order food. Examples include:

• The front door

• The sales counter

• The drive-through window

Where can I find full inspection reports?

Detailed inspection reports for each establishment are posted at kitsappublichealth.org/foodreports.

Questions?

Call 360-728-2235 or email pio@kitsappublichealth.org