Cafe Selam

• official resultGood
• ratingRated Good
• score40 pts
• inspection typeRoutine Inspection/Field Review
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: 0500 - Proper barriers used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
  code 0500REDstatus: RED
• 🥩raw meat handled sketchycritical
  Official wording: 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
  code 1400REDstatus: RED
• ⚠️3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
  code 3200
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
  code 3300

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Good on December 4, 2023: Score changed by +40 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.