Restaurant health inspection grades in Michigan
Coverage: 24 of 83 counties · Wayne, Grand Traverse, Allegan +21 more · more coming
GradeLocal lists 4,976 Michigan restaurants. Their average score is 87.4, a B. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.
Who inspects restaurants in Michigan
Detroit Health Department, compliance result and violation count. Allegan, Grand Traverse and Marquette county health departments and District Health Department #10 (northern and western Michigan), violation counts.
Coverage: Detroit and 23 counties, 24 of 83 counties. All sources
What Michigan publishes
The agencies behind our Michigan listings publish violation counts. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every Michigan score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.
How GradeLocal grades Michigan restaurants
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes; 0 violations | A | 1,773 |
| 0 violations | A | 1,056 |
| Yes; 1 violations | B | 349 |
| 1 violation | B | 340 |
| Yes; 2 violations | B | 256 |
| Yes; 3 violations | C | 158 |
| 2 violations | B | 156 |
| Yes; 4 violations | C | 101 |
How Michigan restaurants grade
The latest grade for each of the 4,976 listings.
Inspection dates in our Michigan data run from Nov 4, 2021 to Oct 14, 2026. 3,317 of the 4,976 listings (66.7%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 14, 2026, our latest record. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.
Top-rated places in Michigan
Every A-grade place in our Michigan data gets the same GradeLocal score (95), so this list shows the ten most recently inspected A-grade places, one per name.
- AAndiamo Italia Food TruckDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 14, 2026
- ABunzo BurgerzDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 14, 2026
- AFisher TheatreDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 14, 2026
- AIcon On The AveDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 14, 2026
- AJamaica Mi Hungry 313DetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 14, 2026
- AMake Food Not WasteDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 14, 2026
- AMJ's N. End Ice Cream Parlor Cart MobileDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 14, 2026
- AA Taste of MotownDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 13, 2026
- AAcademy of the Americas ElementaryDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 13, 2026
- AAll Events Food TruckDetroitGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 13, 2026
A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.
Counties in Michigan
Every county with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.
| County | Restaurants | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Allegan County | 321 | 87.2 · B |
| Arenac County | 6 | 95.0 · A |
| Barry County | 1 | 95.0 · A |
| Benzie County | 2 | 90.0 · A |
| Calhoun County | 1 | 72.0 · C |
| Clare County | 1 | 95.0 · A |
| Crawford County | 35 | 84.9 · B |
| Grand Traverse County | 450 | 92.9 · A |
| Kalkaska County | 40 | 92.0 · A |
| Kent County | 2 | 90.0 · A |
| Lake County | 28 | 85.7 · B |
| Leelanau County | 1 | 95.0 · A |
| Manistee County | 75 | 85.9 · B |
| Marquette County | 307 | 87.3 · B |
| Mason County | 84 | 87.8 · B |
| Mecosta County | 83 | 89.2 · B |
| Missaukee County | 29 | 88.7 · B |
| Newaygo County | 96 | 93.4 · A |
| Oceana County | 60 | 93.4 · A |
| Osceola County | 3 | 88.3 · B |
| Roscommon County | 2 | 90.0 · A |
| St. Joseph County | 1 | 95.0 · A |
| Wayne County | 3,247 | 86.3 · B |
| Wexford County | 101 | 88.5 · B |
Questions about Michigan grades
Who inspects restaurants in Michigan?
Detroit Health Department, compliance result and violation count. Allegan, Grand Traverse and Marquette county health departments and District Health Department #10 (northern and western Michigan), violation counts.
What does Michigan publish: a score, a letter or something else?
The agencies behind our Michigan listings publish violation counts. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every Michigan score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.
How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in Michigan?
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 Michigan restaurants are on GradeLocal?
4,976 restaurants in 24 counties. The average score is 87.4, a B. 56.9% have an A.
How current are the Michigan grades?
Inspection dates in our Michigan data run from Nov 4, 2021 to Oct 14, 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.