Restaurant health inspection grades in Maryland
GradeLocal lists 6,349 Maryland restaurants. Their average score is 92.1, an A. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.
Who inspects restaurants in Maryland
Montgomery and Prince George's: the counties' open data, with results such as Pass or Fail. Anne Arundel: Anne Arundel County Department of Health critical-violation counts. Baltimore City: Baltimore City Health Department violation counts. We turn counts into letters.
Coverage: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Montgomery and part of Prince George's, 4 of 24 counties. All sources
What Maryland publishes
The agencies behind our Maryland listings publish pass or fail results and violation counts. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every Maryland score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.
How GradeLocal grades Maryland restaurants
For pass or fail results, a pass is an A, a pass with conditions or a required reinspection is a C, and a fail or a closure is a D.
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.
| Official result | Letter | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | A | 3,649 |
| 0 critical violations | A | 1,675 |
| No Critical Violations Noted | A | 205 |
| Critical Violations Corrected | C | 120 |
| 0 violations | A | 116 |
| Fail | D | 109 |
| 1 critical violation | B | 101 |
| 1 violation | B | 63 |
How Maryland restaurants grade
The latest grade for each of the 6,349 listings.
Inspection dates in our Maryland data run from Jan 2, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. 4,616 of the 6,349 listings (72.7%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 16, 2026. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.
Top-rated places in Maryland
Every A-grade place in our Maryland data gets the same GradeLocal score (95), so this list shows the ten most recently inspected A-grade places, one per name.
- ALedo Pizza - New HampshireSilver SpringGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- APlantaBethesdaGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 10, 2026
- ABest Beer Wine and DeliGaithersburgGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AGenji Sushi ExpressBaltimoreGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AHampshire Greens Golf CourseSilver SpringGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AHerbalife Energia Y Figura NutricionSilver SpringGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AJollibeeWheatonGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- ASarku JapanSilver SpringGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AShotted Specialty CoffeeBethesdaGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AStarbucks Coffee #746BaltimoreGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 9, 2026
A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.
Counties in Maryland
Every county with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.
| County | Restaurants | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County | 1,786 | 94.4 · A |
| Baltimore City | 401 | 77.7 · C |
| Montgomery County | 4,136 | 92.6 · A |
| Prince George's County | 26 | 74.8 · C |
Questions about Maryland grades
Who inspects restaurants in Maryland?
Montgomery and Prince George's: the counties' open data, with results such as Pass or Fail. Anne Arundel: Anne Arundel County Department of Health critical-violation counts. Baltimore City: Baltimore City Health Department violation counts. We turn counts into letters.
What does Maryland publish: a score, a letter or something else?
The agencies behind our Maryland listings publish pass or fail results and violation counts. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every Maryland score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.
How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in Maryland?
For pass or fail results, a pass is an A, a pass with conditions or a required reinspection is a C, and a fail or a closure is a D. 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 Maryland restaurants are on GradeLocal?
6,349 restaurants in 4 counties. The average score is 92.1, an A. 89.0% have an A.
How current are the Maryland grades?
Inspection dates in our Maryland data run from Jan 2, 2024 to Oct 12, 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.