Restaurant Inspections - Public Health - Seattle and King County

Food establishments that sell or serve food to the public must get an annual permit and be inspected by Public Health-Seattle and King County. These establishments include restaurants, food and espresso carts, coffee places, delis, the fresh food sections in grocery stores, temporary events where food is sold, and more. There are nearly 10,000 permitted food service establishments in Seattle and King County. The majority of these establishments have two unannounced inspections per year. While many of these food service establishments will automatically receive one special educational session on food safety annually, any restaurant may request a special educational session. The data in this layer is built from records obtained from: http://info.kingcounty.gov/health/ehs/foodsafety/inspections/search.aspx