Blue Heron Cafe Inc.

• official resultGood
• ratingRated Good
• score20 pts
• inspection typeRoutine Inspection/Field Review
• failed findings3
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🥩raw meat handled sketchycritical
  Official wording: 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
  code 1400REDstatus: RED
• 🧊food not cooled down rightcritical
  Official wording: 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
  code 2110REDstatus: RED
• ♨️leftovers reheated sketchycritical
  Official wording: 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
  code 2200REDstatus: RED

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Good on February 9, 2024: Score changed by -10 points. 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Public Health — Seattle & King County. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: King County Open Data.