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CU-CitizenAccess.org's mobile-friendly app allows users to easily search for a restaurant inspection report. Type a restaurant's name in the search box to see all reports from 2008 to the present.

Restaurant inspections – there’s an app for that!

Heading out to eat and undecided about where to go? CU-CitizenAccess.org's new app could provide you with information to help you make that choice.

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Read more about the article How to find restaurant inspections at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District web site
This is a screenshot of the homepage of the Champaign Urbana Public Health District website at www.c-uphd.org.

How to find restaurant inspections at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District web site

In September 2014, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District – after years of planning – created a website where citizens could look up restaurant inspection reports in Champaign County. Reports for more than 1,000 restaurants are available on the site, which is constantly updated and go back to 2008.

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Health inspectors temporarily close five eateries; fail four others

Nine restaurants and eateries have failed health inspections since November, including five that were temporarily shut down. At some of the restaurants public health inspectors found dozens of critical violations that included raw sewage on the floor, potentially hazardous food production and dishwasher malfunctions.

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Read more about the article Moldy Cool Whip, a baby cockroach, and warm raw meat among violations found in 11 area restaurantsContributed/Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.

Moldy Cool Whip, a baby cockroach, and warm raw meat among violations found in 11 area restaurants

By  Pamela G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Eleven restaurants failed health inspections in October, with critical violations ranging from employees not washing hands to potentially hazardous foods out…

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Read more about the article Local health department aims to roll out online inspection reports in the new yearPhoto provided/The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Example of a color-coded placard that restaurants would be required to post under a proposed plan to make inspection results more public. Red means that the restaurant's health permit was suspended following a health inspection.

Local health department aims to roll out online inspection reports in the new year

By Pamela G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess -- Champaign public health officials are once again aiming for a Jan. 1 target date to post restaurant inspection reports…

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Read more about the article Unsafe food temperatures contribute to three failed restaurant inspections in AugustContributed/Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.

Unsafe food temperatures contribute to three failed restaurant inspections in August

By Pam G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess --Three area restaurants failed health inspections in August according to new data released this month. Inspectors found broken coolers and…

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Read more about the article One restaurant temporarily shut down, two others failed inspections in JulyContributed/Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.

One restaurant temporarily shut down, two others failed inspections in July

One restaurant was temporarily shut down after failing a second health inspection in July. Two other places failed as well but remained open. Peking…

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Read more about the article Restaurants temporarily closed in June for failing health inspections have similar historyPhoto provided/The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Example of a color-coded placard that restaurants would be required to post under a proposed plan to make inspection results more public. Red means that the restaurant's health permit was suspended following a health inspection.

Restaurants temporarily closed in June for failing health inspections have similar history

Three of the five restaurants that failed health inspections in June were temporarily closed over multiple repeat violations and failures. One restaurant, Main St.…

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