About Boston Restaurant Inspections

Chris Nesbitt founded Boston Restaurant Inspections with a unique combination of legal training and medical expertise:

• Legal Background: Graduate of Boston University's Paralegal Studies Program with focus on regulatory compliance and public records law
• Medical Expertise: Licensed Emergency Medical Provider in New Hampshire with experience in public health
• Data Science: Advanced training in transforming complex datasets into accessible information

Our Update Schedule:

• We check for new inspection data every hour, 24/7
• Our automated system processes and publishes new reports immediately when available
• We maintain continuous monitoring to ensure comprehensive coverage

Data Source & Timing:

• All data comes directly from the Boston Inspectional Services Department via the official Boston Open Data portal
• We update hourly to capture new inspections as soon as they're published
• We have no control over how long the city takes to publish inspection data
• Publication timing is determined entirely by the Boston Inspectional Services Department

Important: We publish inspection reports immediately when the Boston Inspectional Services Department posts them to their data portal. Publication timing varies significantly:

• Some inspections are published same-day by the Health Department
• Others may take longer before appearing in the public data portal
• Publication timing is controlled entirely by the city and varies by inspection type
• We have no control over when the city publishes inspection data

The inspection dates shown on our site reflect the actual date of inspection, not when the city published the report. Our hourly monitoring ensures we capture and publish reports immediately when they become available from official sources.