Delaware DHSS Office of Food Protection inspects Wilmington restaurants statewide rather than the city issuing letter grades. Reports are public and posted online following routine and complaint-driven inspections.
Delaware does not use the New York / Los Angeles letter-grade window placard system. Instead, the Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) Division of Public Health Office of Food Protection conducts risk-based inspections of all Wilmington restaurants, mobile units, and temporary food vendors under the Delaware Food Code. Inspection frequency depends on risk category. Reports list critical and non-critical violations and are searchable through the state inspection portal. Wilmington itself does not run a parallel grading scheme.
Critical violations require correction on-site or within 10 days; failure can trigger reinspection fees, permit suspension, or closure orders by DHSS.
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