There are approximately 3000 restaurants in Multnomah County, about 350 in east Portland.
Multnomah County Health Department Environmental Health Inspectors conduct regular, unannounced inspections of food service establishments. Inspectors ensure food safety by evaluating worker habits and practices, where food comes from and how it is stored in the restaurant, how food is prepared and cooked, cooling, holding and reheating temperatures.
Inspectors report observed violations that are not in compliance Oregon statutes and rules.
Priority violations unable to be corrected at the time of the inspection must be corrected within 14 days and verified by a re-inspection. A safe, alternative procedure must be in place until the final correction is completed.
A restaurant must receive a score of 70 to pass the inspection. Re-inspections are not scored. Customers will find a placard on the restaurant entrance that indicates if a facility passed the last routine health inspection.
To look up any restaurant in Multnomah County visit this site: http://www3.multco.us/MCHealthInspect/ListSearch.aspx
Here are recent results:
(or you can download a copy here: nov2015_restaurant_ratings