Law: All establishments require at a certified food manager present in the establishment at all times. 

Choose from a  National Ansi Servsafe Live Class or a Texas online course: We recommend the Live Class because it is fun, easy, allows for student networking, and is quicker. The Live Class uses a national ANSI ServSafe program.    The On-line course is a Texas non-proctored course and is taken at your leisure.  Click here for online food manager course.

Class Dates for Live Class: Click here to view schedule. 

Live Class is Fun,Visual and Interesting: Susan Speyer, R.S. is a retired City of Austin Health Dept restaurant inspector and Food Manager Instructor for the City of Austin in Texas Susan Speyer’s wit and horror stories make learning fun and interesting. Classes taught with a variety of training methods -film, photography and discussion, and visual aids. 

What to Bring: Pen/pencil, ID, paper, your reading glasses. MASK. 

Enroll: Walk-ins welcomed. Registration not required. Call 512-478-0884. payment is made in classroom. $125.We accept cash, checks, credit cards.  Class is both instruction and exam.

Certification: The ServSafe certification a 5 yr is recognized not only by City of Austin Health Dept but Nationally. ServSafe is a registered trademark of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, and used under license by National Restaurant Association Solutions, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Restaurant Association.

Private Group Classes Available. Safe Food 4 U of Austin, Texas was established in 2004 by Susan Speyer, R.S. Ms. Speyer is a former City of Austin Health Dept restaurant inspector and Food Manager Instructor for the City of Austin in Texas; She has trained thousands of City of Austin Texas Food Manager students for the City of Austin Health Dept.

Special City of Austin Health Department requirements: If you work at an establishment within The City of Austin, you must register your Safe Food 4 U certificate with them. The City of Austin Food Manager registration card must be posted near the entrance of your facility. click here for City of Austin food manager registration instructions.