What percentage of Knoxville restaurants have an A grade?

99.4% — 2,268 of 2,281 establishments with a current inspection on record currently hold an A grade, per Tennessee Department of Health.

Where does CleanPlate get Knoxville restaurant health grades?

Directly from Tennessee Department of Health, the official health authority for Knoxville. We display the inspection data unmodified.

How often is Knoxville inspection data updated?

Regularly. Every restaurant page shows the date of its most recent inspection, so you can see exactly how current it is.

What do the health grades mean?

A, B and C are letter grades a health department assigns; PASS, CONDITIONAL and FAIL summarize pass/fail-style results. Where a city issues no letter grade, CleanPlate derives a status from the reported violations and labels it as derived.

Is it free to look up Knoxville restaurant inspections?

Yes — searching health grades on CleanPlate is completely free, with no account or sign-up required.

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Restaurant health inspections in Knoxville

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Search official restaurant health-inspection grades and scores in Knoxville, TN. Grades come directly from Tennessee Department of Health — shown exactly as the health department reports them.

AExcellentBGoodCNeeds work✓Passed!Conditional✕Failed–Not graded

What do these grades mean?

A: Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.
B: Good. A solid result with some violations on record — more than the top band allows, usually corrected on site or at a follow-up.
C: Needs work. The lowest passing band — enough violations to signal real problems, typically with a follow-up inspection required.
✓: Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
!: Conditional. Passed with strings attached — violations were found that must be corrected, often with a re-inspection scheduled. Not a failure, but not a clean pass.
✕: Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
!: Closed. The health department closed the establishment as of its latest inspection — usually for serious or repeated violations.
–: Not graded. The source hasn't reported a grade or result for the latest record. CleanPlate never invents one.

Grading systems vary by health department — some issue letters, others pass/fail. CleanPlate shows each city’s system as reported and labels anything it derives.

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99.4% of 2,281 graded establishments currently hold an A grade.

Excellent · 2,268 Good · 8 Needs work · 4 Failed · 1

Counts reflect each establishment’s most recent inspection from Tennessee Department of Health, refreshed with the data feed.

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The newest enforcement outcomes in Knoxville, as reported by Tennessee Department of Health.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Knoxville restaurants have an A grade?: 99.4% — 2,268 of 2,281 establishments with a current inspection on record currently hold an A grade, per Tennessee Department of Health.
Where does CleanPlate get Knoxville restaurant health grades?: Directly from Tennessee Department of Health, the official health authority for Knoxville. We display the inspection data unmodified.
How often is Knoxville inspection data updated?: Regularly. Every restaurant page shows the date of its most recent inspection, so you can see exactly how current it is.
What do the health grades mean?: A, B and C are letter grades a health department assigns; PASS, CONDITIONAL and FAIL summarize pass/fail-style results. Where a city issues no letter grade, CleanPlate derives a status from the reported violations and labels it as derived.
Is it free to look up Knoxville restaurant inspections?: Yes — searching health grades on CleanPlate is completely free, with no account or sign-up required.