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Environment Health | County of Riverside | Restaurants / Markets

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Over 7,500 food facilities in Riverside County are the traditional “brick and mortar” locations. They are fixed food facilities, meaning that they cannot move (as compared to a food booth or a food truck). These include food facilities such as restaurants, grocery stores, bars, and school cafeterias.

Restaurant

Grocery Store

Restaurant & Markets Documents

Food Facility Operator's Guide
- English
- Spanish
Food Facility Self-Inspection
- English
- Spanish
Food Construction Guidelines
- English
- Spanish
Approved Finishes (Floors/Walls/Ceilings)
Application to Operate a Food Facility

Food Facility Quick Links

Food Facility Grading

Food Safety Guidance Documents to Keep You Safe

Procedures in the Event of a Disaster or Emergency: English | Spanish
Food Safety During Rolling Blackouts
Food Expiration Dates
Menu Labeling: English | Spanish
Animals in Food Facilities: English | Spanish
Animal Slaughtering: English | Spanish
Pet Dogs in Outdoor Dining Areas: English | Spanish
Rapid Cooling: English | Spanish
Handwashing: English | Spanish
Dishwashing Sanitizing: English | Spanish
In-Place Sanitization
Thermometers: English | Spanish
Major Food Allergens: English | Spanish
Time as a Public Health Control: English | Spanish
Cockroach Control
Ice, the Forgotten Food: English | Spanish
Temporary Buffets
Vertical Broilers: English | Spanish
Closure for Cockroach Infestation: English | Spanish
Reopening a Food Facility After Extended Closure: English | Spanish
Requirements for Breakfast Service at Hotels: English | Spanish
Culinary Gardens: English | Spanish
Sales of Prepackaged Food From Home: English | Spanish
Open-Air BBQ’s, Smokers and Wood Burning Ovens: English | Spanish
Microenterprise Home Kitchens Riverside County
Beyond The Restaurant

Foodborne Illness

Common Food Poisonings: English | Spanish
E. coli and Ground Beef
Food Worker Illness Flowchart
Norovirus
Hepatitis A: English | Spanish
Raw Oyster Warning
Salmonella and Eggs: English | Spanish

Are you interested in owning a fixed food facility? There are 3 ways that can happen:

Take over an existing fixed food facility and make NO changes to the facility, equipment, or menu:

Before taking over the facility, contact the local Environmental Health office to inform them you will be the new owner.
Speak with the Lead Inspector and schedule an on-site inspection. They will be able to tell you if there are any structural upgrades that will need to be made before you are issued a health permit.

Take over an existing fixed food facility and plan on making changes to the facility, equipment, or menu:

Before taking over the facility or making any changes, contact the local Environmental Health office to inform them you will be the new owner.
Speak with the Lead Inspector and let them know what changes you plan on making. This will help determine if the changes can be handled by the Lead Inspector or if you will need to submit plans to Plan Check.

Build a new fixed food facility or take over a location that was previously not a fixed food facility.

Visit our Plan Check page.

Click here for more detailed information on how to open a fixed food facility or click here for the Spanish version.

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