How are restaurants graded in City of Berkeley?

City of Berkeley uses a CalCode Baseline evaluation method for food safety inspections, administered by City of Berkeley Environmental Health Division.

Who handles fire safety inspections in City of Berkeley?

Fire safety for commercial kitchens in City of Berkeley is overseen by Berkeley Fire Department.

How many food facilities are in City of Berkeley?

City of Berkeley has approximately 1,000+ permitted food facilities.

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Berkeley Restaurant Inspections & Health Scores

Name: City of Berkeley Restaurant Inspection Data
Creator: City of Berkeley Environmental Health Division

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Data verified: April 2026

CaliforniaInspection ReportCalCode

City of Berkeley County — Fire Safety & Food Safety

Food Safety: City of Berkeley Environmental Health Division

Fire Safety: Berkeley Fire Department

The university city that writes its own rules — one of only four independent city health departments in California, using a unique checkmark-based inspection system instead of letter grades.

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Food Safety

Evaluation

Inspection Report

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

1,000+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Berkeley Fire Department

Inspection Reports

Berkeley's unique checkmark-based inspection system — inspectors mark items satisfactory or unsatisfactory without numeric scoring or letter grades. Facilities are evaluated holistically based on the pattern of satisfactory and unsatisfactory marks.

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

Berkeley Fire Department

Berkeley Fire Department (BFD) covers the entire city — a single fire authority. The 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm burned into Berkeley hills, shaping fire safety awareness in the region.

Hood Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96 Table 12.4 sets the interval by what the kitchen cooks: monthly for solid fuel, quarterly for high-volume cooking, semiannually for moderate volume, annually for low-volume or seasonal cooking.

Suppression Inspection

UL-300 wet chemical suppression systems required in all commercial cooking hoods. Semi-annual inspection and certification per NFPA 96.

Hillside restaurants in WUI (Wildland-Urban Interface) zones face additional fire safety requirements due to the legacy of the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm.

UL-300 wet chemical suppression system required in all commercial cooking hoods
Semi-annual suppression system inspection and certification per NFPA 96
Hood and duct cleaning on NFPA 96 schedule
Service must be performed by a licensed C-16 Fire Protection contractor
WUI zone fire requirements for hillside restaurants

Official Inspection Portal

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City of Berkeley Environmental Health

Source: City of Berkeley Environmental Health Division

Inspection Authority

Agency

City of Berkeley Environmental Health Division

Code Basis

CalCode

ScoreTable

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