Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) inspects retail food establishments at least twice annually under Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules. Inspection results are posted publicly online and must be accessible to diners on request.
Boulder County Public Health enforces the Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules at every restaurant, bar, school cafeteria, and mobile food unit in Boulder. Inspectors score sites on critical and non-critical violations rather than letter grades — Colorado does not use the A/B/C placard system common in California. Reports are published on the BCPH consumer-protection portal and updated within days of each inspection. Critical violations (temperature abuse, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food, contaminated equipment) require immediate correction or follow-up within ten days. Repeated critical violations can trigger permit suspension. Operators must keep the most recent inspection report available for customer review on the premises.
Operating without a current retail food license, refusing entry to a BCPH inspector, or failing to correct critical violations within stated timeframes can result in permit suspension, closure, and fines.
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