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San Mateo County, California

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Data verified: April 2026

CaliforniaColor PlacardCalCode

San Mateo County — Food Safety & Fire Safety

Food Safety: San Mateo County Environmental Health Services

Fire Safety: San Mateo County Fire Department (CAL FIRE/San Mateo)

Peninsula corridor between SF and Silicon Valley, serving tech commuters and coastal communities.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Color Placard

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Freq.

Risk-based

Facilities

3,800+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Freq.

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

San Mateo County Fire Department

Color Placards

Facilities are evaluated against CalCode standards and receive a pass, conditional pass, or closure determination. No numerical score is publicly posted.

G

Green

Pass — facility meets food safety standards

Y

Yellow

Conditional Pass — corrections required

R

Red

Closed — imminent health hazard

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

San Mateo County Fire Department (CAL FIRE/San Mateo)

Dense urban county — most commercial kitchens in city limits with city AHJ. Menlo Park Fire: (650) 688-8400. San Mateo City Fire: (650) 522-7900. CAL FIRE contract. Many city fire depts in San Mateo County: Menlo Park Fire, Redwood City Fire, San Mateo City Fire, South San Francisco Fire, etc.

Hood Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96 Table 12.4 schedule: quarterly for high-volume/solid fuel cooking, semiannually for moderate volume, annually for low-volume/seasonal.

Suppression Inspection

UL-300 wet chemical suppression systems required for all commercial cooking hoods. Semiannual by licensed fire protection contractor.

  • UL-300 wet chemical suppression system required in all commercial cooking hoods
  • Semi-annual suppression system inspection and certification
  • Hood and duct cleaning per NFPA 96 Table 12.4 schedule
  • Fire code compliance per 2022 CFC

Official Inspection Portal

Search San Mateo County restaurant inspections

SMCEHS Food Facility Inspections

Source: San Mateo County Environmental Health Services

Inspection Authority

Agency

San Mateo County Environmental Health Services

Code Basis

CalCode

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