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Permits, violations & licenses

Food businesses

Information on the City's permits and approvals for food businesses, including restaurants, food trucks, and others.

Get a Food Preparation and Serving License

How to get a license to prepare or serve food to the public.

Get a Food Establishment Retail, Non-Permanent Location License

How to get a license to run a mobile retail food business, such as a food truck or movable stand.

Get a Food Establishment Retail, Permanent Location License

How to get a license to sell food at a grocery, drug store, or market.

Get a Streetery License

How to get a Streetery License to convert curbside parking adjacent to a food business into additional seating or take-away service.

Get a Sidewalk Cafe License

How to get a license to operate a sidewalk cafe.

Get a Food Manufacturer License

How to get a license to manufacture, process, or wholesale food.

Get a Food Caterer License

You need a license to operate a food business in a permanent location where you prepare food to be sold for public consumption.

Change ownership of a stationary food business

How to change the ownership of a stationary food business.

Change ownership of a mobile food business

How to change the ownership of a mobile food business.

Apply for a plan review for a stationary food business

All the steps to getting a plan review for your new stationary food business.

Apply for a plan review for a mobile food business

All the steps to getting a plan review for your new mobile food business.

Operate a farmers market

Requirements for farmers market operators in Philadelphia.

Take a food safety certification course

How to find a food safety course and get officially certified by the Department of Public Health.

Look up a food safety inspection report

Search a database of food safety inspection reports issued by the Office of Food Protection from the last three years.

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