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Issued the license
Grand Rapids' Tiny Dinners, a luxury personal chef service, secured a Kent County food establishment license on September 1. The permit clears it to prepare and serve food at 623 Lyon St NE, the Midtown event space called 623 Venue & Events.
Updated 2 days ago
Maintains the active licence list and online inspection portal that track this business
Big Jims Personal Catering, at 3933 Wilton Dr SE in Grand Rapids, has dropped off Kent County's active food licence list. It appeared on every reading the county published through August 30, then went missing — absent from four straight checks since.
Updated Sep 4
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Nomad Kebab Co has disappeared from Kent County's active food establishment license list. The business at 724 Hill Ave NW in Grand Rapids was present when the list was first read on August 27, 2026, then missing across four consecutive readings from September 3 onward.
Operates the food license and inspection portal
Kent County's list of active food licenses no longer shows The Roaming Board. The eatery at 947 Worden St SE last appeared when the portal was read on August 30, then dropped off four consecutive readings since.
Licensing authority
Quickwater Coffee is cleared to open at 648 Bridge St NW in Grand Rapids. Kent County health records show the business holds a food establishment license, the regulatory step that permits it to serve customers.
Issues and oversees food establishment licenses in Kent County, Michigan
A new multi-vendor market is cleared to operate in Grand Rapids' Eastown neighborhood. Riverside Market, at 1533 Wealthy St SE, appeared on Kent County's food establishment license list on September 2 with no health inspections on file.
Regulator; issues food establishment licenses and conducts inspections
A food business called Updawgs LLC has cleared the county health hurdle to operate in the Grand Rapids area, with a Kent County license record first appearing September 1, 2026. The portal lists three inspections for the company at 1355 Judd Ave SW.
Updated Sep 3
Issues food establishment licenses and conducts inspections in Kent County, Michigan
Sugar Bar Sips and Sweets, a shop selling macarons, chocolates, gelato, coffee, and cocktails, now holds a Kent County food establishment license to operate at 132 Monroe Center St NW in downtown Grand Rapids. The record, with three inspections on file, first appeared on the county's public inspection list on September 1, 2026.
Issued the food establishment license
Waldorf Creamery received a Kent County food establishment license for 1857 Waldorf St NW in Grand Rapids on August 7. The license clears the business to open a storefront, though it hasn't opened doors yet.
Updated Aug 31
Conducting mosquito surveillance and issuing public health guidance
Residents of Grand Rapids ZIP code 49504 have a new reason to check their window screens. Kent County health officials confirmed August 11 that mosquito samples from that area carry Jamestown Canyon virus, the second mosquito-borne virus detected in the county this season.
Updated Aug 29
Los Dos Amigos is cleared to open at 1642 Division Ave S in Grand Rapids. The Kent County health department issued the food establishment licence on August 10, 2026, the final permit needed to serve customers.
Updated Aug 28
Issued the food establishment license and performs inspections
The Urban Dog, a pet-themed eatery, is cleared to open at 1857 Waldorf St NW in Grand Rapids. Kent County issued its food establishment license on August 7, 2026, with one inspection on record.
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La Cocinita de Luzmita, a new Mexican eatery, got the county's go-ahead to operate on August 26, 2026. The Kent County food establishment license means the business is cleared to serve food at 1810 Francis Ave SE in Grand Rapids' Eastown neighborhood.
Updated Aug 27
Azul Agave, the Wayland-based Mexican restaurant, received a Kent County food establishment license on August 25, 2026. The permit allows it to open a second location at 884 Forest Hill Ave SE on Grand Rapids' southeast side.
Issued four food establishment licenses to Rad ish Street Food in 2026
Rad ish Street Food has the legal clearance to sell food in Grand Rapids. Four Kent County food establishment licenses were issued between May 15 and August 25, all tied to 435 Ionia Ave SW, the address of the Downtown Market.
Madras Indian Grill secured a Kent County food establishment license on August 12, 2026, for its planned restaurant at 2030 28th St SE. The county portal lists one inspection. It clears the business to serve food, though it doesn't confirm the doors have opened.
A new cocktail bar is cleared to open in downtown Grand Rapids. The 1850 Room, at 53 Monroe Center St NW, now holds both the city liquor license and the county food establishment license it needs to serve customers. The approvals came between May and August 2026, and no opening date has been announced.
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