Health Inspection Scores at Evanston Restaurants Available via Text Message

Submitted by the City of Evanston

The City of Evanston has announced that residents and visitors can now receive publicly available restaurant health inspection scores directly to their mobile devices via SMS/text message.

“We are thrilled to provide Evanston diners with yet another resource for accessing the City’s restaurant health inspection information. We continue our efforts to make our data available on multiple platforms in real-time so that all residents have access and can make the most informed decisions,” said IT Division Manager Jose Calderon.

To find out health inspection scores for Evanston eateries while on-the-go, community members can text “RESTAURANT” to the 311 Service Center at 847-448-4311. Within seconds, the texter will receive a prompt to enter the name of a restaurant and receive the inspection score.

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At this time, Evanston appears to be one of only a few government agencies in the country to offer health inspection scores by way of text message. Evanston health inspection scores can also be found on Yelp’s popular website and mobile application.

In 2014, the City launched an improved service that allows residents to send text messages from their mobile phone directly to Evanston’s 311 Service Center by using the 10-digit phone number (847-448-4311).

In addition to text messaging, community members can also communicate with 311 through an online chat service and mobile application.