SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In the city of Sioux Falls, food service inspection scores are broken down into three tiers: green (90-100), yellow (80-89) and red (70-79). In recent inspections, none fall into red, and the vast majority fall into green. In total, 31 fell into yellow.
You can check out all the sites in the city yourself.
Dominic Miller, the city’s Environmental Health Manager in 2023, spoke with KELOLAND News at the time about how to interpret the data below.
Businesses are inspected no less than twice a year. Each business starts with a score of 100, and points are deducted with individual violations.
Miller had explained that violations have different weights to them, with some worth more points than others.
“Open [the report] up and don’t just rely on the score itself,” said Miller in 2023, noting that the score alone does not always tell the full story.
Miller had noted that violations that could result in someone getting sick carry the most weight, so if a business were to be filthy from start to finish, resulting in a series of 1- 2 points. violations, they could still wind up with a score in the mid-90s.
Meanwhile, an employee coming to work and not washing their hands — a five-point violation — and then handling food with bare hands — a three-point violation — would knock a business down to a 92 right off the bat.
All this means that based on the nature of the violations, you may still feel more comfortable dining at a restaurant with a score in the 80s, or you may wish to avoid one with a score in the 90s. It depends on the consumer’s individual discretion.
Note: Locations are listed by score in descending order. If locations have matching scores, as many do, they will be listed in alphabetical order. These only include restaurants/service sites, not groceries.
You can learn more about the specific violations listed below, here.
89-Scores
- Baymont Inn: 08/13/2024 – Violations
- Cold and Hot Storage Equipment
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Single-Use/Single-Service Articles
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Berkes BBQ (Mobile): 04/17/2025 – Violations
- Insect, Rodent, Animal Control
- Blue Rock Bar & Grill: 05/02/2025 – Violations
- Employee Practices
- Cross Contamination
- Contamination from Wiping Cloths
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Buffalo Wild Wings (East): 03/26/2025 – Violations
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Contamination During Storage
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Temperature Measuring Devices
- Plumbing System
- Premises
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Cubby’s West 12th Truck Stop: 03/10/2025 – Violations
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Contamination During Storage
- Cooling of Potentially Hazardous Food
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Lighting
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Fuji Sushi and Hibachi: 05/01/2025 – Violaitons
- Cross Contamination
- In-Use Utensils
- Potentially Hazardous Food Dating and Disposition
- Temperature Measuring Devices
- Contamination During Storage
- kRav’N: 12/18/2024 – Violations
- Cross Contamination
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Refuse Storage
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Los Paisanos Dos: 05/20/2025 – Violations
- Contamination During Storage
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Dishwashing Facilities
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Pho Thai: 04/30/2025 – Violations
- Contamination During Storage
- Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Thawing Potentially Hazardous Food
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
88-Scores
- Everest Indian Cuisine: 02/03/2025 – Violations
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Ventilation Hood System
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Fryn’ Pan (12th St.): 04/22/2025 – Violations
- Cold and Hot Storage Equipment
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Contamination During Storage
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Jacky’s Restaurant: 05/15/2025 – Violations
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Cold and Hot Storage Equipment
- Temperature Measuring Devices
- Dishwashing Facilities
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Kentucky Fried Chicken (Louise Ave.): 12/05/2024 – Violations
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Refuse Storage
- Manna Bakery and Mini Mart
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Contamination During Storage
- Thawing Potentially Hazardous Food
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Dishwashing Facilities
- Phillips Ave. Diner: 05/16/2025 – Violations
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Employee Hygiene
- Contamination by Employees
- Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Royal Palace: 05/20/2025 – Violations
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Ventilation Hood System
- Contamination During Storage
- Single-Use/Single-Service Article
- In-Use Utensils
- Taqueria Sanchez: 04/30/2025 – Violations
- Employee Hygiene
- Cross Contamination
- Contamination During Storage
- Yummy House: 12/20/2024 – Violations
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Single-Use/Single-Service Article
- Contamination During Storage
- In-Use Utensils
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
87-Scores
- Ninja Ramen and Thai: 05/21/2025 – Violations
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
- Cross Contamination
- In-Use Utensils
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Pho Thai 88: 03/20/2025 – Violations
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Contamination During Storage
- Premesis
- Poisons/Toxic Materials and Medicine
86-Scores
- The Barrel House: 04/21/2025 – Violations
- Cold and Hot Storage Equipment
- Cooling of Potentially Hazardous Food
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Fryn’ Pan (10th St.): 10/31/2024 – Violations
- Food Source
- Cross Contamination
- Insect, Rodent, Animal Control
- Ventilation Hood System
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Tokyo 26: 11/14/2024 – Violations
- Refuse Storage
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Contamination During Storage
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
- Premesis
- Temperature Measuring Devices
85-Scores
- Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet: 01/08/2025 – Violations
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
- Poisons/Toxic Materials and Medicine
- Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Plaza Azteca: 12/12/2024 – Violations
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
- Cross Contamination
- In-Use Utensils
- Contamination During Storage
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Sycamore Hy-Vee Food Store #1 Kitchen: 01/15/2025 – Violations
- Cold and Hot Storage Equipment
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Premesis
- Plumbing System
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
84-Scores
- South Dakota Veterans Alliance: 05/23/2025 – Violations
- In-Use Utensils
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Dishwashing Facilities
- Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Employee Practices
- Single-Use/Single-Service Article
- Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Potentially Hazardous Food Dating and Disposition
83-Scores
- Crooked Pint & Ale House: 04/09/2025 – Violations
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Employee Hygiene
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Design
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Cross Contamination
- Neighborhood Market: 01/22/2025 – Violations
- Floors Walls Ceilings
- Contamination During Storage
- Refuse Storage
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces – Clean
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Cooking Potentially Hazardous Foods
- Dishwashing Facilities
81-Scores
- Taqueria Gonzalez (Mobile): 05/10/2025 – Violations
- Employee Hygiene
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
- Cooling of Potentially Hazardous Foods
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Temperature Measuring Devices
- Tokyo Japanese Cuisine LLC: 01/21/2025 – Violations
- In-Use Utensils
- Handwashing Lavatories and Supplies
- Food Display Service and Transport Temp
- Ventilation Hood System
- Contamination From Wiping Cloths
- Storage/Handling of Clean Equipment and Utensils
- Single-Use/Single-Service Article
- Cross Contamination
