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Restaurant health inspection grades in North Dakota

Coverage: 52 of 53 counties · Grand Forks, Stark, Williams +49 more · more coming

GradeLocal lists 3,973 North Dakota restaurants. Their average score is 85.0, a B. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.

3,973restaurants listed
85.0 · Baverage score
52counties covered
Oct 30, 2026latest inspection date

See every North Dakota grade

Who inspects restaurants in North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. Violation counts. Fargo, Bismarck and Minot run their own programs, so many places there are missing.

Coverage: 52 of 53 counties. All sources

What North Dakota publishes

The agencies behind our North Dakota listings publish violation counts. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every North Dakota score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.

How GradeLocal grades North Dakota 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.

Most common official results in our North Dakota data, and the letter each became
Official resultLetterListings
0 violationsA1,675
1 violationB755
2 violationsB572
3 violationsC393
4 violationsC247
5 violationsC144
6 violationsD88
7 violationsD49

How North Dakota restaurants grade

The latest grade for each of the 3,973 listings.

A
1,675
42.2% · grade A
B
1,327
33.4% · grade B
C
784
19.7% · grade C
D
187
4.7% · grade D

Inspection dates in our North Dakota data run from May 23, 2018 to Oct 30, 2026. 3,193 of the 3,973 listings (80.4%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 30, 2026, our latest record. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.

Top-rated places in North Dakota

Every A-grade place in our North Dakota data gets the same GradeLocal score (95), so this list shows the ten most recently inspected A-grade places, one per name.

  1. A
    Casselton Cold StorageCasseltonGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 29, 2026
  2. A
    Cenex C-Store - WahpetonWahpetonGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 29, 2026
  3. A
    ROOSEVELT PUBLIC SCHOOLCarsonGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 29, 2026
  4. A
    Wilson Park Take Away Cafe LLCStanleyGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 29, 2026
  5. A
    Cash Wise #3048TiogaGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 28, 2026
  6. A
    Gurr Lake FarmRoletteGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 28, 2026
  7. A
    JAMES RIVER CORRECTIONAL CENTERJamestownGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 28, 2026
  8. A
    MANDAN HIGH SCHOOLMandanGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 28, 2026
  9. A
    Rhame CampusRhameGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 28, 2026
  10. A
    Sit N BullMarmarthGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 28, 2026

A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.

Counties in North Dakota

Every county with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.

CountyRestaurantsAverage
Adams County3486.9 · B
Barnes County10979.5 · C
Benson County4983.8 · B
Billings County4686.8 · B
Bottineau County285.0 · B
Bowman County4886.2 · B
Burleigh County9491.7 · A
Cass County19689.3 · B
Cavalier County4076.5 · C
Dickey County6880.0 · B
Divide County3490.6 · A
Dunn County5987.1 · B
Eddy County3286.2 · B
Emmons County4991.1 · A
Foster County4782.6 · B
Golden Valley County2387.0 · B
Grand Forks County37683.3 · B
Grant County4689.0 · B
Griggs County3087.9 · B
Hettinger County5088.9 · B
Kidder County3287.4 · B
LaMoure County5679.8 · C
Logan County2985.3 · B
McHenry County283.5 · B
McIntosh County4582.2 · B
McKenzie County14383.9 · B
McLean County589.0 · B
Mercer County12083.7 · B
Morton County22783.4 · B
Mountrail County7982.1 · B
Nelson County4687.7 · B
Oliver County1885.2 · B
Pembina County7288.3 · B
Pierce County4180.5 · B
Ramsey County14881.6 · B
Ransom County4883.3 · B
Renville County278.5 · C
Richland County14985.7 · B
Rolette County6677.8 · C
Sargent County4385.2 · B
Sheridan County185.0 · B
Sioux County787.4 · B
Slope County1187.8 · B
Stark County33987.4 · B
Steele County1581.2 · B
Stutsman County19181.5 · B
Towner County2579.7 · C
Traill County7587.5 · B
Walsh County10086.6 · B
Ward County1385.7 · B
Wells County6479.9 · C
Williams County32988.8 · B

Questions about North Dakota grades

Who inspects restaurants in North Dakota?

North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. Violation counts. Fargo, Bismarck and Minot run their own programs, so many places there are missing.

What does North Dakota publish: a score, a letter or something else?

The agencies behind our North Dakota listings publish violation counts. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every North Dakota score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.

How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in North Dakota?

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 North Dakota restaurants are on GradeLocal?

3,973 restaurants in 52 counties. The average score is 85.0, a B. 42.2% have an A.

How current are the North Dakota grades?

Inspection dates in our North Dakota data run from May 23, 2018 to Oct 30, 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.

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