Health Inspection Insights: Philadelphia

Analyzing 8,160+ locations and 17,050 inspections

Data from 2023-04-04 through 2026-04-02

71.6

Avg Score

14.4%

High Risk Rate

91,841

Total Violations

Minor

Top Severity

Score Distribution

Scores 0–100. Low Risk ≥75 · Medium Risk 55–74 · High Risk <55

Risk Overview

4,064

49.8%

Low Risk

2,922

35.8%

Medium Risk

1,174

14.4%

High Risk

Inspection Trends Last 24 Months

Most Common Violations

Non-food contact surfaces clean

minor 7,011 occurrences 41.1% of inspections

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used

minor 6,861 occurrences 40.2% of inspections

Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean

minor 5,838 occurrences 34.2% of inspections

Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

minor 3,673 occurrences 21.5% of inspections

Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

minor 3,152 occurrences 18.5% of inspections

Insects, rodents & animals not present; no unauthorized persons

minor 2,532 occurrences 14.9% of inspections

Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean

minor 2,319 occurrences 13.6% of inspections

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used

minor 2,221 occurrences 13.0% of inspections

Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean

minor 2,204 occurrences 12.9% of inspections

Non-food contact surfaces clean

minor 2,085 occurrences 12.2% of inspections

By Neighborhood min. 10 locations

Highest Risk Areas

Southwest Philadelphia 19142

29.2% high risk 106 locations

Oak Lane / Cedarbrook 19126

27.3% high risk 22 locations

Graduate Hospital / Point Breeze 19146

26.8% high risk 138 locations

Strawberry Mansion / Nicetown 19132

24.2% high risk 165 locations

Frankford 19124

23.8% high risk 235 locations

South Philadelphia / Girard Estates 19145

21.2% high risk 179 locations

Northern Liberties / Spring Garden 19123

20.8% high risk 144 locations

Mayfair / Holmesburg 19135

20.2% high risk 109 locations

Olney / Logan 19120

20.0% high risk 175 locations

Mayfair / Oxford Circle 19149

19.0% high risk 158 locations

Cleanest Areas

South Philadelphia / Passyunk 19148

Avg 81.7 393 locations

East Falls 19129

Avg 78.9 41 locations

University City 19104

Avg 78.7 345 locations

Mt Airy / Germantown 19119

Avg 78.6 49 locations

Bridesburg / Tacony 19137

Avg 78.5 64 locations

Chestnut Hill / Mt Airy 19118

Avg 77.2 40 locations

Holmesburg / Pennypack 19136

Avg 77.2 87 locations

Germantown / Mt Airy 19138

Avg 77.1 77 locations

Old City / Society Hill 19106

Avg 76.6 105 locations

Fairmount / Spring Garden 19130

Avg 76.5 125 locations

Average Score by Cuisine Type min. 50 locations

Café / Breakfast (675)

73.6

Grocery / Market (1,653)

70.7

Mexican / Latin (187)

70.6

Bar / Pub (191)

68.9

Seafood (70)

68.3

Japanese / Sushi (67)

68.0

Southeast Asian (54)

65.9

Chinese (250)

65.5

Italian (93)

64.8

Pizza (244)

63.6