Restaurant health inspection grades in Alaska
Coverage: 27 of 30 boroughs and census areas · Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks North Star +24 more · more coming
GradeLocal lists 3,358 Alaska restaurants. Their average score is 93.4, an A. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.
Who inspects restaurants in Alaska
Anchorage: Municipality of Anchorage food inspections, scores out of 100. Other boroughs and census areas: Alaska DEC food safety inspections, which publish violation counts.
Coverage: Statewide, 27 of 30 boroughs and census areas. All sources
What Alaska publishes
The agencies behind our Alaska listings publish scores out of 100 and violation counts. 1,682 of the 3,358 listings (50.1%) carry an official score out of 100. The other 1,676 show a GradeLocal score worked out from the official result.
How GradeLocal grades Alaska restaurants
Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D.
For violation counts, we count every violation in the latest inspection. None is an A, 1 or 2 is a B, 3 to 5 is a C, and 6 or more is a D. An emergency closure order is also a D.
Results with no score of their own get a set score for each letter: A is 95, B is 85, C is 72 and D is 50.
There are four letters, A to D, with no F. The same rule applies in every state, and the cutoffs are never adjusted for a state, county or city. We always use the latest inspection.
How grades work has the full rules.
| Official result | Letter | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| 0 violations | A | 1,084 |
| 1 violation | B | 342 |
| 2 violations | B | 148 |
| 3 violations | C | 53 |
| 4 violations | C | 28 |
| 5 violations | C | 14 |
| 6 violations | D | 5 |
| 9 violations | D | 2 |
How Alaska restaurants grade
The latest grade for each of the 3,358 listings.
Inspection dates in our Alaska data run from Jul 15, 2009 to Oct 24, 2026. 1,547 of the 3,358 listings (46.1%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 24, 2026, our latest record. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.
Top-rated places in Alaska
Ten A-grade places with the highest scores. Ties go to the most recent inspection, and each name appears once.
- APtarmigan Elementary SchoolAnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected May 13, 2026
- AStream Academy (Formerly Nunaka Valley School)AnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected May 13, 2026
- AKasuun ElementaryAnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected May 7, 2026
- ATaku Elementary SchoolAnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected May 7, 2026
- AAlaska Club South, the - Small Pool (Warm Water Pool)AnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected May 6, 2026
- AAlaska Club South, the - Splash PoolAnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected May 6, 2026
- AHolly Dogs - SAnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected May 2, 2026
- AAfc Sushi @ Carrs/Safeway #1813AnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected Apr 30, 2026
- ACarrs #1813 - BakeryAnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected Apr 30, 2026
- ATrailside Elementary SchoolAnchorageOfficial score 100, inspected Apr 30, 2026
A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.
Boroughs and census areas in Alaska
Every borough or census area with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.
| Borough or census area | Restaurants | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | 5 | 86.4 · B |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 74 | 92.4 · A |
| Anchorage Municipality | 1,688 | 96.3 · A |
| Bethel Census Area | 28 | 90.3 · A |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 17 | 90.3 · A |
| Denali Borough | 50 | 87.7 · B |
| Dillingham Census Area | 9 | 92.8 · A |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 307 | 89.8 · B |
| Haines Borough | 21 | 92.6 · A |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 44 | 93.0 · A |
| Juneau City and Borough | 117 | 90.4 · A |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 381 | 91.8 · A |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 46 | 86.8 · B |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 26 | 91.7 · A |
| Kusilvak Census Area | 2 | 90.0 · A |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 5 | 86.4 · B |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 250 | 89.4 · B |
| Nome Census Area | 14 | 87.5 · B |
| North Slope Borough | 30 | 88.4 · B |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 9 | 93.9 · A |
| Petersburg Borough | 21 | 92.6 · A |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 20 | 93.5 · A |
| Sitka City and Borough | 81 | 93.6 · A |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 25 | 89.0 · B |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 68 | 89.2 · B |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 3 | 95.0 · A |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 17 | 90.1 · A |
Questions about Alaska grades
Who inspects restaurants in Alaska?
Anchorage: Municipality of Anchorage food inspections, scores out of 100. Other boroughs and census areas: Alaska DEC food safety inspections, which publish violation counts.
What does Alaska publish: a score, a letter or something else?
The agencies behind our Alaska listings publish scores out of 100 and violation counts. 1,682 of the 3,358 listings (50.1%) carry an official score out of 100. The other 1,676 show a GradeLocal score worked out from the official result.
How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in Alaska?
Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D. For violation counts, we count every violation in the latest inspection. None is an A, 1 or 2 is a B, 3 to 5 is a C, and 6 or more is a D. An emergency closure order is also a D. Results with no score of their own get a set score for each letter: A is 95, B is 85, C is 72 and D is 50. We always use the latest inspection.
How many Alaska restaurants are on GradeLocal?
3,358 restaurants in 27 boroughs and census areas. The average score is 93.4, an A. 77.0% have an A.
How current are the Alaska grades?
Inspection dates in our Alaska data run from Jul 15, 2009 to Oct 24, 2026. We update each state’s records regularly, but there is always a delay, and a restaurant may have been inspected again since. For the latest official report, follow the agency link on each restaurant’s page.