DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results
The dataset contains every sustained or not yet adjudicated violation citation from every full or special program inspection conducted up to three years prior to the most recent inspection for restaurants and college cafeterias in an active status on the RECORD DATE (date of the data pull). When an inspection results in more than one violation, values for associated fields are repeated for each additional violation record. Establishments are uniquely identified by their CAMIS (record ID) number. Keep in mind that thousands of restaurants start business and go out of business every year; only restaurants in an active status are included in the dataset.
Records are also included for each restaurant that has applied for a permit but has not yet been inspected and for inspections resulting in no violations. Establishments with inspection date of 1/1/1900 are new establishments that have not yet received an inspection. Restaurants that received no violations are represented by a single row and coded as having no violations using the ACTION field.
Because this dataset is compiled from several large administrative data systems, it contains some illogical values that could be a result of data entry or transfer errors. Data may also be missing.
This dataset and the information on the Health Department’s Restaurant Grading website come from the same data source. The Health Department’s Restaurant Grading website is here:
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/restaurant-grades.page
See the data dictionary file in the Attachments section of the OpenData website for a summary of data fields and allowable values.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Council Districts | :@computed_region_92fq_4b7q | :@computed_region_92fq_4b7q | Number | This column was automatically created in order to record in what polygon from the dataset 'City Council Districts' (92fq-4b7q) the point in column 'location_point' is located. This enables the creation of region maps (choropleths) in the visualization canvas and data lens. |
| Borough Boundaries | :@computed_region_yeji_bk3q | :@computed_region_yeji_bk3q | Number | This column was automatically created in order to record in what polygon from the dataset 'Borough Boundaries' (yeji-bk3q) the point in column 'location_point' is located. This enables the creation of region maps (choropleths) in the visualization canvas and data lens. |
| Community Districts | :@computed_region_f5dn_yrer | :@computed_region_f5dn_yrer | Number | This column was automatically created in order to record in what polygon from the dataset 'Community Districts' (f5dn-yrer) the point in column 'location_point' is located. This enables the creation of region maps (choropleths) in the visualization canvas and data lens. |
| Zip Codes | :@computed_region_efsh_h5xi | :@computed_region_efsh_h5xi | Number | This column was automatically created in order to record in what polygon from the dataset 'Zip Codes' (efsh-h5xi) the point in column 'location_point' is located. This enables the creation of region maps (choropleths) in the visualization canvas and data lens. |
| CUISINE DESCRIPTION | cuisine_description | cuisine_description | Text | This field describes the entity (restaurant) cuisine. ; Optional field provided by provided by restaurant owner/manager |
| INSPECTION DATE | inspection_date | inspection_date | Calendar date | This field represents the date of inspection; NOTE: Inspection dates of 1/1/1900 mean an establishment has not yet had an inspection |
| BBL | bbl | bbl | Text | |
| VIOLATION CODE | violation_code | violation_code | Text | Violation code associated with an establishment (restaurant) inspection |
| ACTION | action | action | Text | This field represents the actions that is associated with each restaurant inspection. ; • Violations were cited in the following area(s). • No violations were recorded at the time of this inspection. • Establishment re-opened by DOHMH • Establishment re-closed by DOHMH • Establishment Closed by DOHMH. Violations were cited in the following area(s) and those requiring immediate action were addressed. • "Missing" = not yet inspected; |
| PHONE | phone | phone | Text | Phone Number; Phone number provided by restaurant owner/manager |
| DBA | dba | dba | Text | This field represents the name (doing business as) of the entity (restaurant); Public business name, may change at discretion of restaurant owner |
| SCORE | score | score | Number | Total score for a particular inspection; Scores are updated based on adjudication results |
| Community Board | community_board | community_board | Text | |
| BUILDING | building | building | Text | Building number for establishment (restaurant) location |
| Council District | council_district | council_district | Text | |
| CAMIS | camis | camis | Text | This is an unique identifier for the entity (restaurant); 10-digit integer, static per restaurant permit |
| NTA | nta | nta | Text | |
| ZIPCODE | zipcode | zipcode | Text | Zip code of establishment (restaurant) location |
| BIN | bin | bin | Text | |
| BORO | boro | boro | Text | Borough in which the entity (restaurant) is located.;• 1 = MANHATTAN • 2 = BRONX • 3 = BROOKLYN • 4 = QUEENS • 5 = STATEN ISLAND • Missing; NOTE: There may be discrepancies between zip code and listed boro due to differences in an establishment's mailing address and physical location |
| RECORD DATE | record_date | record_date | Calendar date | The date when the extract was run to produce this data set |
| VIOLATION DESCRIPTION | violation_description | violation_description | Text | Violation description associated with an establishment (restaurant) inspection |
| GRADE | grade | grade | Text | Grade associated with the inspection; • N = Not Yet Graded• A = Grade A• B = Grade B• C = Grade C• Z = Grade Pending• P= Grade Pending issued on re-opening following an initial inspection that resulted in a closure |
| Location Point | location_point | location_point | Point | |
| INSPECTION TYPE | inspection_type | inspection_type | Text | A combination of the inspection program and the type of inspection performed; See Data Dictionary for full list of expected values |
| CRITICAL FLAG | critical_flag | critical_flag | Text | Indicator of critical violation; "• Critical • Not Critical • Not Applicable"; Critical violations are those most likely to contribute to food-borne illness |
| Police Precincts | :@computed_region_sbqj_enih | :@computed_region_sbqj_enih | Number | This column was automatically created in order to record in what polygon from the dataset 'Police Precincts' (sbqj-enih) the point in column 'location_point' is located. This enables the creation of region maps (choropleths) in the visualization canvas and data lens. |
| GRADE DATE | grade_date | grade_date | Calendar date | The date when the current grade was issued to the entity (restaurant) |
| Census Tract | census_tract | census_tract | Text | |
| Longitude | longitude | longitude | Number | |
| Latitude | latitude | latitude | Number | |
| STREET | street | street | Text | Street name for establishment (restaurant) location |