Restaurant Inspections are public knowledge and available from http://foodandlodgingreports.iowa.gov/controller.aspx?cmd=NavFromMenu&mode=search 
 
To get all inspections for Cedar County:
-Click on Find an Inspection Report
-Select Food Service Establishment (Restaurants) from the License type box
-Select Cedar from the County box
 
To get an inspection report for a specific restaurant:
-Click on Find an Inspection Report
-Select Food Service Establishment (Restaurants) from the License type box
-Enter all or part of the establishment name (part might work better because their name isn't always what we think of them as)

 

How to read a Restaurant Report
with thanks to the Iowa State Department of Public Health

 

Additional information about the type of inspections conducted at food establishments,                                       as well as definitions for many of the terms used on inspections reports can be found at                                     the link below. If you have questions about an inspection report, please contact the Food                                and Consumer Safety Bureau of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals at                                          (515) 281-6538.

http://foodandlodgingreports.iowa.gov/readInspection.htm