Objective To know the present sanitary condition of the countryside restaurants in Hebei, explore the content and method of sanitary supervision and strengthen the supervision and management of restaurants. Method To investigate the situation of sanitation of 400 countryside restaurants in Hebei Province in 2005.Results The investigation showed that the situation was serious. Only 95 (23.75%) in the 400 restaurants met all the 24 sanitary standards demanded. Conclusion We should establish the specific hygienic regulation for countryside restaurants, the food hygiene knowledge, classify the grade of countryside restaurants and execute early hygienic supervision.