https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/ Methodology, data stories, and notes from inside the inspection records — translated from public health-department records across 5 US cities. en-us Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-nyc-inspects-its-restaurants/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-nyc-inspects-its-restaurants/ NYC scores restaurants backwards. It's confusing. It also works. Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT cities https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/your-favorite-restaurant-has-probably-failed-an-inspection/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/your-favorite-restaurant-has-probably-failed-an-inspection/ The messy middle is where most restaurants live. Here's what that actually means. Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT data-stories https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-chicago-inspects-its-restaurants/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-chicago-inspects-its-restaurants/ Chicago doesn't give restaurants a score. So we built one. Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT cities https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/what-we-learned-scoring-restaurants-at-scale/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/what-we-learned-scoring-restaurants-at-scale/ We built a scoring engine across multiple cities. Here's what the data looks like when you zoom out. Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT data-stories https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-dallas-inspects-its-restaurants/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-dallas-inspects-its-restaurants/ Dallas gives restaurants a number. Getting that number into our system is where things get interesting. Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT cities https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/most-common-violation/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/most-common-violation/ It's not rats. It's not roaches. It's a thermometer reading. Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT data-stories https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/no-national-standard-for-restaurant-inspections/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/no-national-standard-for-restaurant-inspections/ A restaurant scoring a 92 in one city might get the same verdict as a 71 in another. That's not a bug. That's the whole system. Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT methodology https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-la-county-inspects-its-restaurants/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-la-county-inspects-its-restaurants/ That A in the window? It's real. But there's a lot it doesn't tell you. Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT cities https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/system-wasnt-built-for-you/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/system-wasnt-built-for-you/ Your tax dollars fund it. Your health depends on it. And they made it nearly impossible to use. Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT methodology https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-san-francisco-inspects-its-restaurants/ https://www.eatorbeat.com/blog/how-san-francisco-inspects-its-restaurants/ SF changed its inspection format three times in eight years. We had to stitch the whole thing together. Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT cities