Top Jefferson County restaurants with 95+ Food scores in September 2026

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Whiskey Foxtrot Burger Co. in Hoover. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Twenty-nine Jefferson County restaurants including Yummefy, Dyrons and Daniel George received 95 and above on their food service scores this past September 2026. 

Since 2018, Bham Now has reported the monthly Jefferson County Department of Health restaurant food service scores. Each month, the Health Department inspects an average of 100-125 local establishments that handle and serve food. 

They include:

  • Restaurants
  • Schools
  • Nursing homes
  • Daycare centers
  • Hospitals
  • Grocery stores
  • Concession stands

Local restaurants with 95+ scores

Rustys BBQ 2 Top Jefferson County restaurants with 95+ Food scores in September 2026
Rib plate at Rusty’s (Bham Now)

Below is the list of restaurants that scored 95+ in the month of September 2026.

Unos Tacos at Pizitz Food Hall
Unos Tacos. Pizitz. (Sabrina Palmer / Bham Now)
Interior of Five Points South featuring a rustic wooden bar counter and a colorful retro mural reading Welcome to Five Points South
Karma’s Kitchen (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

Jefferson County Department of Health

Birmingham, Jefferson County Department of Health
Jefferson County Department of Health. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Food service inspection scores are updated regularly on the Jefferson County Department of Health website.

Check out the latest scores on the Jefferson County Department of Health’s Food Service website. Food service inspections help keep us all safe. Bookmark the page and stay tuned for our monthly 95+ stories.

Pat Byington
Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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