Data sources

MenuGhost's answers use public records and open data from these agencies and organizations, shown as published with the credit each asks for. Ratings come from Google Maps under Google's terms; businesses at an address come from Apple Maps. None of these organizations endorses MenuGhost or makes any representation about the data as used in the app.

All The Places

• Contains data from All The Places (alltheplaces.xyz), released under CC0.

  All The Places, store locations · CC0 1.0

Allegheny County

• Contains information from the Allegheny County Health Department, published by the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC).

  Allegheny County Health Department, food facility inspections · Creative Commons CCZero (CC0)

Arlington

• Contains information from the City of Arlington, Texas, Food Establishments open data, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (latest result per establishment selected by MenuGhost). The City does not guarantee the data's accuracy.

  City of Arlington, Texas, Health Services: Food Establishments (most recent inspection) · CC BY 4.0

Austin

• Contains information from the City of Austin Open Data Portal, provided by Austin Public Health.

  Austin Public Health, Food Establishment Inspection Scores · Public Domain

Boston

• Contains information from Analyze Boston (data.boston.gov), provided by the City of Boston Inspectional Services Department.

  City of Boston Inspectional Services Department, food establishment inspections · Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)

California

• Contains information from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (public domain). Locations geocoded with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder.

  California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, daily license data export · Public domain (ABC Conditions of Use)

Cambridge

• Contains information from the City of Cambridge Open Data Portal, provided by the City of Cambridge Inspectional Services Department.

  City of Cambridge Inspectional Services Department, sanitary inspections · Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)

Chicago

• This site provides applications using data that has been modified for use from its original source, www.cityofchicago.org, the official website of the City of Chicago. The City of Chicago makes no claims as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any of the data provided at this site. The data provided at this site is subject to change at any time. It is understood that the data provided at this site is being used at one's own risk.

  City of Chicago, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, business licenses and sidewalk cafe permits · City of Chicago Data Portal Terms of Use (disclaimer required)

• This site provides applications using data that has been modified for use from its original source, www.cityofchicago.org, the official website of the City of Chicago. The City of Chicago makes no claims as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any of the data provided at this site. The data provided at this site is subject to change at any time. It is understood that the data provided at this site is being used at one's own risk.

  City of Chicago, Department of Public Health, food inspections · City of Chicago Data Portal Terms of Use (disclaimer required)

Cincinnati

• Contains information from the City of Cincinnati Open Data Portal, provided by the Cincinnati Health Department.

  Cincinnati Health Department, food safety inspections · Public Domain

Columbus

• Contains information from the City of Columbus, Public Health Department, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

  Columbus Public Health, restaurant and market inspection signs · CC0 1.0

Delaware

• Contains information from the Delaware Open Data Portal, provided by the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection.

  Delaware Division of Public Health, food establishment inspections · Public Domain

Florida

• Contains public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants.

  Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants: food service licenses and inspections · Florida public records (Chapter 119, Florida Statutes), free download

King County

• Contains information from King County Open Data, provided by Public Health – Seattle & King County.

  Public Health – Seattle & King County, food establishment inspections · Public Domain

LA County

• Contains data from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division, published on the County of Los Angeles Enterprise GIS hub. Not endorsed by the County of Los Angeles.

  County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Environmental Health: restaurant and market inspections and inventory · County of Los Angeles eGIS Terms of Use (commercial use licensed)

Louisville

• Source: Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness, "Louisville Metro KY - Restaurant Inspection Scores" (Louisville Metro Open Data), the daily version current at each MenuGhost data update. Changes: only each establishment's latest graded inspection is kept; schools, hospitals, nursing homes, child care and temporary events are left out; addresses are placed on the map with the US Census geocoder.

  Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness, restaurant inspection scores · Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)

Minneapolis

• Contains information from City of Minneapolis Open Data, provided by the Minneapolis Health Department. The City of Minneapolis has waived all copyright in its open data and makes no warranty that it is complete, current or accurate.

  Minneapolis Health Department, food inspections · Public domain (City of Minneapolis copyright waiver)

Montgomery County

• The data made available here has been modified for use from its original source, which is Montgomery County, Maryland ("the County"). THE COUNTY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, OR TIMELINESS OF ANY DATA. THE COUNTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE COUNTY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE WEBISTE OR APPLICATION USING DATA DRAWN FROM DATA.MONTGOMERYCOUNTYMD.GOV OR FOR THE USEFULNESS OR INTEGRITY OF THE WEB SITE OR APPLICATION. The data is subject to change and possible deletion, temporarily or permanently. It is understood that the information contained in the web feed is being used at one's own risk.

  Montgomery County, MD Department of Health and Human Services, food inspections · Public Domain (dataMontgomery Terms of Use)

NYC

• Contains information from NYC Open Data, provided by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, restaurant inspections · NYC Open Data Terms of Use

• Contains information from NYC Open Data, provided by the NYC Department of Transportation.

  NYC Department of Transportation, Dining Out NYC · NYC Open Data Terms of Use

• Contains information from NYC Open Data, provided by the NYC Department of Transportation.

  NYC Open Restaurants applications (2020–2023) · NYC Open Data Terms of Use

New York State

• Contains information from New York State Open Data, provided by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

  New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, food safety inspections · OPEN-NY Terms of Use

• Contains information from New York State Open Data, provided by the New York State Liquor Authority.

  New York State Liquor Authority, active licenses · OPEN-NY Terms of Use

• Contains information from New York State Open Data, provided by the New York State Liquor Authority.

  New York State Liquor Authority, active licenses (outside New York City) · OPEN-NY Terms of Use

Sacramento County

• Contains data from Sacramento County Environmental Management Department, Environmental Health Division (public domain, CC0).

  Sacramento County Environmental Management Department, Food Inspections · Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication)

San Francisco

• Contains data from DataSF, provided by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (public domain, ODC PDDL).

  San Francisco Department of Public Health, Health Inspection Scores (2024-Present) · Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)

Sioux Falls

• Contains information from the City of Sioux Falls (Restaurant Sites, City of Sioux Falls GIS), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Changes: MenuGhost keeps the latest posted routine score for each site and leaves out schools, hospitals, care homes and mobile stands.

  City of Sioux Falls Health Department, food service inspections · CC BY 4.0

Texas

• Contains information from the Texas Open Data Portal, provided by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

  Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Active Sales Tax Permit Holders (restaurant outlets) · Public Domain

• Contains information from the Texas Open Data Portal, provided by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

  Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Mixed Beverage Tax Permits (TABC on-premise permits) · Public Domain

Wake County

• Contains information from Wake County GIS (Restaurants in Wake County and Food Inspections), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Changes: MenuGhost keeps the latest score for each active facility and leaves out mobile units, pushcarts, school lunchrooms and institutions. Wake County is not liable for errors in these data.

  Wake County Environmental Health & Safety, restaurant inspections · CC BY 4.0