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Issues food establishment licenses and inspections
Kent County's food inspection portal now lists Ramon 1088 LLC at 511 Bridge St NW, the former Kale's Korner Bar site. The entry records a food establishment license and a first inspection on November 10, 2026.
Updated 5 hours ago
Maintains food establishment inspection and license records
A Kent County food establishment license record lists Let Me Smash at 546 Lafayette Ave NE 208 in Grand Rapids. The entry shows zero inspections.
Updated Nov 3
Maintains food inspection records
On October 31, 2026, a Kent County food establishment license for Cafe Kiki at 200 Division Ave S appeared on the county's inspection list. The record shows zero inspections on file.
Updated Oct 31
Licensing authority
Kent County's public food establishment register lists a Piazza Tent Bar at 123 Ionia Ave SW, the address of Studio Park in downtown Grand Rapids. The listing showed no inspections on record when checked on October 30, 2026.
Updated Oct 30
Publishes the licence list
Mai's Thai, a family-owned Thai restaurant at 1220 College Ave NE in Grand Rapids, announced its permanent closure in a June 10, 2026 Facebook post. Its food licence stayed on Kent County's active list for months afterward, last appearing when the list was read on October 15 and missing from eight consecutive readings since.
Issues and oversees food establishment licenses in Kent County, Michigan
Riverside Market opened in Eastown on September 18, 2026, with more than 55 vendors selling handmade goods, art, jewelry, ceramics and clothing. The soft launch doubled as the ArtPrize 2026 kickoff, with five featured artists in the front window.
Updated Oct 27
Issued the food establishment license
Rad.ish Street Food is already selling vegan food in Grand Rapids. A Rad.ish page says its website began taking orders September 1, 2026, with pickup set for September 5.
Updated Oct 26
Maintains the public licence list behind this story
Biggby Coffee at 146 Monroe Center St. NW in downtown Grand Rapids has closed. Staff were told in March 2026 that the McKay Tower shop would shut on March 8, though owner Tim Offman called the report a misunderstanding at the time. The storefront later had its signs removed and windows covered, and a closed sign said a new tenant would move in.
Updated Oct 24
Partner agency relying on ME determinations
Dr. Stephen Cohle stepped back in October after 44 years in Kent County, and Dr. Amanda Fisher-Hubbard now runs the medical examiner's office for Kent and Ottawa counties. Dr. Nicolas Kostelecky is her deputy, and Cohle stays on part-time as a deputy.
As of October 2026: Issues food establishment licenses and conducts inspections
A food establishment license record for Crispy Crown LLC appeared in Kent County's inspection system on October 7, 2026, for 1604 Diamond Ave NE in Grand Rapids. It lists no inspections on file.
Updated Oct 12
As of October 2026: Licensing authority for food establishments in Kent County
Kent County's health department now lists Taqueria Cervantes LLC as holding a food establishment license at 1044 Godfrey Ave SW in Grand Rapids. The record first appeared on the county's inspection list on October 9, 2026, with no inspections on file.
Updated Oct 9
As of October 2026: Issues food establishment licences and conducts inspections in Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan
Kent County's health department has a food establishment licence on file for Super Mercado Mixco at 957 Davis Ave NW in Grand Rapids, with its first inspection dated September 30, 2026; the county publishes no licence issue date. The filing is a single county approval; it does not show the business holds every permit it needs or that its doors are open.
Updated Oct 1
As of September 2026: Lists the food establishment licence
Grand Rapids' Tiny Dinners, a luxury personal chef service, has a Kent County food establishment licence on record at 623 Lyon St NE, the Midtown event space called 623 Venue & Events. Its first county inspection there is dated September 1; the county publishes no licence issue date.
Updated Sep 10
As of September 2026: 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
As of September 2026: Regulatory authority
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.
As of September 2026: 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.
As of September 2026: 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.
As of September 2026: 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.
Updated Sep 3
As of August 2026: 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
As of August 2026: Licensing authority
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
As of August 2026: Regulatory body
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
As of August 2026: 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.
As of August 2026: Issued the license
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.
As of August 2026: Issued the food establishment license
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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