How restaurant inspections work in Kentucky
Who inspects Kentucky's restaurants, how results are graded, and how to read them on CleanPlate.
CleanPlate's Kentucky coverage is Louisville, where the metro health department publishes current inspection results for the whole county.
Who does the inspecting
Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness inspects food establishments across Jefferson County under Kentucky's food-service regulations.
How results are graded
Kentucky inspections score from 100 with deductions per violation, and Louisville publishes both the score and, where issued, a letter grade. A score of 85 with no critical violations is the customary passing bar. CleanPlate shows the official letter where present and otherwise maps the score to its letter equivalent.
Reading it on CleanPlate
Every Kentucky restaurant page on CleanPlate shows the establishment's current standing, its full inspection history with dates, and a link to the official agency behind the record. Grades are shown exactly as reported; where the source publishes no summary grade, the derived status is labeled as derived. Establishments with no inspection in over two years are treated as likely closed and excluded from search.