Service 14
Health Department Permitting
Food service establishment permits, plan review packages and sanitary design.
A restaurant clears the Health Department as well as the building department, and the two do not run on the same calendar. Sanitary layout, hand sink placement and grease handling are the items that most often send a package back.
Scope
- Food Service Establishment permit applications
- Suffolk County and local DOH submissions
- DOH plan review packages
- Sanitary layout and code coordination
- Hand sink and grease trap compliance
- Inspection preparation and follow-up
Who we work with
Restaurant, deli, bakery and food retail operators, and their contractors.
Where we deliver this
Across every town in Nassau and Suffolk, the East End and all five boroughs:
- Long Island
- New York City
- The Hamptons
- Hempstead
- North Hempstead
- Oyster Bay
- Glen Cove
- Long Beach
- Babylon
- Brookhaven
- East Hampton
- Huntington
- Islip
- Riverhead
- Shelter Island
- Smithtown
- Southampton
- Southold
Related services
- Professional Engineering Services
- Structural Engineering
- Civil & Site Engineering
- Design & Construction Documents
- Inspections & Site Observation
- Forensic Engineering
- Engineering Reports & Certifications
- Permitting & Expediting
- Violations, Open Permits & Compliance
- Legalizations
- Additions & New Construction
- NYC DOB & Agency Filings
- Pool Design & Permitting
- Project & Construction Management
- Variances & Zoning Relief
- Property File Review
- Certificates of Occupancy & Compliance
- Accessory Apartments & Conversions
- House Lifting & Flood Elevation
- Wetlands & Environmental Permitting
- Solar Structural Letters
- Storm & Insurance Damage Assessment
- Demolition & Change of Use
- Construction Cost Estimating
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Common questions
When should the health department filing start?
Early. It runs on a different calendar from the building department and is the item most likely to delay an opening.
What gets rejected most often?
Sanitary layout — particularly hand sink placement and grease handling.