Restaurants & Food Industry

Restaurants and Food Industry

All food facility inspection reports are posted on this website.

The list is updated weekly.

All facilities selling food to the public in Erie County must be licensed by the Erie County Department of Health.

Annual License

An Application must be completed and submitted to this Department to initiate the plan review process PRIOR to any opening, new construction, remodeling, or change of ownership. Plan review fees are listed on the application. License fees are listed in the Fee Schedule.

Facilities with an Annual License must meet all the requirements of the PA Food Code.

Temporary License

Temporary licenses are issued to each food facility at an event, i.e. fair, festival, carnival, etc. Fees are charged per unit per event-see Fee Schedule.

Temporary facilities must meet all the requirements described in the Temporary Event Guidelines.

Food Certification Program

The law requires that most retail food facilities in Pennsylvania have one certified food employee who is accredited by a nationally recognized program.

The certified food employee must be the person in charge when at the facility and accessible at all times (in person or by phone) during the facility’s hours of operation.

The Erie County Department of Health offers a course to prepare food handlers to take the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals exam, which is a nationally recognized program that meets the State’s requirements.

Call 814-451-6740 to obtain a course brochure and for course availability.

Course dates for 2013:

February 12 and 19, 2013
March 18 and 25, 2013
April 22 and 29, 2013
May 13 and 20, 2013
June 3 and 10, 2013
July 22 and 29, 2013
August 19 and 26, 2013
September 23 and 30, 2013
October 21 and 28, 2013
November 18 and 25, 2013