Retail Food Inspection Grading System

The Fishers Health Department manages the Retail Food Inspection Grading System for Fishers restaurants. Restaurants receive a letter grade based on the results of their annual food inspections, and grades are available to the public through the interactive dashboard below. Letter grades are also required to be displayed on restaurant doors and drive-thru windows.

Explore the interactive Food Grade and Inspection Dashboard. Select a facility name on the left and review inspection reports on the right panel. Zoom in and out using the map feature, filter facilities by food grade, and more.

SEE THE DASHBOARD

What Do Letter Grades Mean?

Grade A

81 – 100 points

Designates a facility with exceptional compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.

Grade B

71 – 80 points

Designates a facility with acceptable compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.

Grade C

61 – 70 points

Designates a facility that meets minimum requirements for compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.

Temporarily Closed:

60 points or less or an imminent health hazard. The establishment will re-open after all priority violations have been corrected and imminent health hazard is eliminated.

Food Inspection Grading System FAQs

Why is the Fishers Health Department implementing this grading system?

This initiative demonstrates the Fishers Health Department’s commitment to the health and safety of our residents. After seeing this work successfully in other states, the Fishers Health Department became the second municipality in the state to implement this protocol.
In November 2022, the Fishers City Council approved the sanitary grading system for retail food inspections beginning in 2023. You can find the ordinance h ere.

Where do I find a restaurant’s letter grade?

On the online dashboard and on the exterior of the restaurant and drive-thru windows.

Why is the lowest letter grade a C?

A restaurant that receives lower than a C rating is temporarily closed.

How do I find the inspection report?

All inspection reports are available online on the interactive dashboard. Find the restaurant using the map or search function, then scroll all the way to the bottom to the Documents section to find the Health Inspection Report.

How does the grading process work?

Each food establishment will start with 100 points. Points will be deducted for each violation that inspectors document, with point values based on the health risk the violation poses to the public:
Priority: This category consists of elements that, when in place, contribute to the elimination, prevention, or reduction to an acceptable level, hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury. Priority violations are (5) points each
Priority Foundation: This category supports, facilitates, or enables one or more priority elements. Priority foundation violations are (3) points each.
Core: This category typically relates to general sanitation, operational controls, sanitation standard operating procedures, facilities or structures, equipment design or general maintenance. Core violations are (2) points each

Is it safe to eat at a restaurant with a C rating?

By receiving at least a “C” rating, the Fishers Health Department is indicating that the facility is in compliance with the minimum standards to operate. Restaurants that receive lower than a C rating are temporarily closed.

When can a restaurant that is temporarily closed reopen?

The Fishers Health Department will work with the restaurant to improve their food safety procedures so they can reopen as soon as possible. Once reopened, the restaurant will be issued a “C” rating.

How often are restaurants graded?

New grades will be issued with the 2024 inspection.

Why don’t food trucks have ratings?

Food trucks will be graded in 2024.

For Restaurants

The Fishers Health Department is one of the few in Indiana enrolled in the FDA’s Retail Program Standards program, which ensures inspections focus on areas with the highest impact on foodborne illness prevention. This shifts the focus by making the department a public health program with a regulatory component rather than a regulatory program with a public health component. Learn more about obtaining permits.
View the Restaurant Grad ing Sc ale Webinar – August 24, 2023

Grading System Resources

Proposal Process

August 9, 2022	Fishers Board of Health presentation
August 15, 2022	Work session presentation at Fishers City Council
August 30, 2022	Briefing to Fishers retail food establishments #1 – Listen To the W ebin ar
September 13, 2022	Briefing to Fishers retail food establishments #2
October 10, 2022	City Council, anticipated 1st reading of new ordinance
November 14, 2022	City Council, final reading and approval vote
September 30, 2023	Deadline for food operators to post grades

Questions? Email the Fishers Health Department.

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