About ServSafe Practice Exam

Who we are

ServSafe Practice Exam is run by The ServSafe Practice Team, a small independent publisher. The site has 1,366 original practice questions and 22 timed mock exams. Topic quizzes are free, and so is one mock exam on the ServSafe Manager practice test page. Monthly subscriptions unlock the other timed mock exams.

ServSafe is a registered trademark of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. We are not affiliated with it or endorsed by it. See scope and independence for what that means.

Why we built it

When we looked at other ServSafe practice sites in October 2026, few had Allergens or Alcohol practice, and none of the sites we captured cited the FDA Food Code section on each question. Some pages also still gave a 75% Manager pass mark, while ServSafe's current Manager FAQ states 70%, which is 56 of the 80 scored questions.

So we cover all four exams, and every question here cites its source.

What we do

• Practice for four exams

  ServSafe Manager: 90 questions, 80 scored, 70% to pass (56 of 80). Food Handler: 40 questions, 75% to pass. Alcohol: 40 questions, 75% to pass (30 of 40), and state laws differ. Allergens: 40 questions. We found no official pass mark in public sources, so we use 75% as our own practice target.

• Topic quizzes

  Free quizzes by topic, with a written explanation for every question.

• Timed mock exams

  22 timed mock exams: 8 for Manager, 8 for Food Handler, 3 for Allergens and 3 for Alcohol. One Manager mock exam is free. Each subscription unlocks that plan's mock exams.

How questions are made

Questions are written in our own words from primary sources: the FDA Food Code and other public material from agencies such as the FDA, CDC, NIAAA and NHTSA. Each question has a citation with a verbatim quote, and a script checks that each quote appears in our saved copy of the source. Our sources and methodology page lists the sources, and the editorial policy covers how questions are written and checked. Other practice sites are not a source for facts.

ServSafe Practice Exam publishes as a brand, without personal bylines. For the official position on an exam or a certificate, go to ServSafe. For the food safety or alcohol rules that apply to you, go to your local health department or your state alcohol agency.

Our standards

• Editorial policy: how content is produced and kept separate from advertising.
• Sources and methodology: where our facts come from and how questions are written.
• Fact-checking and corrections: how to report an error and what we do about it.
• Scope and independence: what this site is not.

How we are funded

The site is funded by three monthly subscriptions: Manager at $6.99, Food Handler at $2.99, and one shared Allergens + Alcohol plan at $2.99. Advertising is planned. Advertisers will have no say over our questions or explanations.