Permits, violations & licenses

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

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

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

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

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

How to get a license to operate a sidewalk cafe.

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

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

How to change the ownership of a stationary food business.

How to change the ownership of a mobile food business.

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

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

Requirements for farmers market operators in Philadelphia.

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

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