About ServerApproved — Texas Food Certification Built for Operators
Texas DSHS Provider #10011 — Food Handler, TABC, and Food Manager certifications. Get certified →
Houston, Texas DSHS Provider #10011

We Built the Training
We Wished Existed.

ServerApproved was built by someone who's been in your shoes — someone who knows what it costs to lose a great hire to a paperwork delay.

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Hospitality professional
Built in Houston, Texas — for Texas hospitality
Food service worker

Texas DSHS Provider #10011Food Handler · TABC · Food Manager — all approved, all available online.

Our Story

ServerApproved was built by someone who's been in your shoes.

We know what it's like to scramble for certifications the week before opening. To hire a great candidate and lose them to paperwork delays. To wonder which certification your staff actually needs — and whether the training they did last year still counts.

That frustration is why ServerApproved exists.

We're a Texas-based certification platform built specifically for the hospitality industry. We offer Food Handler, TABC Seller/Server, and Food Safety Manager certifications — all Texas DSHS-approved, all available online, all designed to get your team certified and working fast.

We're Houston-based, and we're proud of it. The Texas hospitality industry is one of the most demanding — and most vibrant — in the country. We built this platform to support it from first-time food handlers to multi-location operators.

99%
First-time pass rate
Same day
Certificate delivery
100%
Money-back guarantee
What Makes Us Different

We didn't just build another LMS.

Every decision was made for operators — not compliance officers, not corporate HR, not a classroom setting that hasn't changed since 2009.

01
Built for operators

We're built for operators, not classrooms.

Most food safety training was designed for a world where you could pull staff off the floor for a half-day course. We built for the reality: new hires who start Monday, managers covering two shifts, and kitchen staff who only have their phone.

Works on any device — phone, tablet, or desktop
02
Texas-specific

We're Texas-specific.

We don't sell generic national content and slap a Texas badge on it. Our courses are built around Texas DSHS requirements, TABC rules, and what Houston health inspectors actually look for.

Texas DSHS Provider ID: #10011
03
Honest

We're honest.

We won't show you inflated numbers or fake reviews. What we can show you is a 99% first-time pass rate, same-day certificate delivery, and a 100% money-back guarantee if you don't complete the course.

No fake reviews. No inflated numbers.
04
Still growing

We're still growing — and we're paying attention.

We're a lean startup, which means when you reach out, you reach a real person. When you have feedback, we actually implement it. The big platforms won't notice if you churn. We will.

Mon–Thu 9AM–5PM — a real person answers
What We Offer

Three certifications. One platform.

Everything a Texas food service operation needs to stay compliant, all in one place.

Food Safety

Food Handler Certification

Texas DSHS-approved. Complete in approximately 2 hours. Certificate available same day.

~2 hours Same-day cert $15
Alcohol Safety

TABC Seller/Server Certification

Required for anyone serving alcohol in Texas. Complete in approximately 2 hours. Uploaded to the TABC portal within 24–48 hours.

~2 hours Same-day cert $20
Management

Food Safety Manager Certification

14-hour program with exam. Meets Texas DSHS requirements for food establishment managers. Prepares for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Exam.

14 hours + exam From $150
For Teams

Employer Compliance Dashboard

Manage your entire team's certifications, get renewal reminders, and pull audit-ready reports. Built for restaurants, bars, hotels, catering, and food trucks.

From $149/mo 5–500+ employees
Houston Texas skyline
Based in Texas. Built for Texas.

Houston-based.
Texas-proud.

The Texas hospitality industry is one of the most demanding — and most vibrant — in the country. We built this platform to support it, from first-time food handlers to multi-location operators.

10K+
Texans certified
500+
Texas businesses served
3
DSHS-approved programs
99%
First-time pass rate
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Official Provider Info

Company
Grubido Group LLC (dba ServerApproved)
Texas DSHS Provider ID
#10011 — accepted by all Texas health authorities
Headquarters
PO BOX 272034, Houston, TX 77277
Support Line
832.818.6847 — Mon–Thu, 9AM–5PM
Our Mission

To make food safety and alcohol certification fast, affordable, and actually useful — so every Texas hospitality worker can get compliant, stay compliant, and get back to work.

Food safety certification isn't just a checkbox. It's the baseline that keeps your customers safe, your business legal, and your staff protected.


But the current system makes it harder than it needs to be. Courses that take all day. Platforms that feel like they were built in 2009. Training that doesn't reflect what Texas regulators actually require.


We're fixing that — one certification at a time.

Why It Matters

The problem we're solving

The current certification system makes compliance harder than it needs to be for the people doing the actual work.

Courses that take all day

Most platforms were built before mobile. We built for workers who only have 2 hours and a phone.

Platforms built in 2009

Outdated interfaces, confusing navigation, no mobile support. We started fresh.

Generic content, Texas label

We built around what Texas DSHS and TABC actually require — not a national template with a Texas badge.

Our Values

What we actually believe.

Not aspirational statements written by a committee. This is how we build, and how we make decisions.

Value 01

Speed without shortcuts.

We built for fast — but fast means efficient, not incomplete. Every course meets Texas DSHS standards. There are no shortcuts on compliance.

"Fast" and "compliant" are not opposites. We proved they can coexist.
Value 02

Honesty over hype.

We don't inflate numbers. We don't promise things we can't deliver. We'd rather show you what we've actually built than oversell what's coming.

If we say 99% first-time pass rate, that's the real number — not a marketing claim.
Value 03

Access for everyone.

Mobile-friendly from day one. Certification shouldn't depend on having a laptop or a free Tuesday afternoon. If you have a phone, you can get certified.

WiFi or mobile data. Phone, tablet, or desktop. Progress saves automatically.
Value 04

Built for operators.

We design every feature with the person running a restaurant in mind — not a compliance officer at a corporate HQ. If it doesn't solve a real operational problem, we don't build it.

Every product decision starts with the question: does this make an operator's day easier?
Texas DSHS Provider #10011

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