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Ilyas African International Market
- ratingGrade pending
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 19, 2026
- address5997 Rainier Ave S, Seattle 98118
Is Ilyas African International Market clean?
Seattle currently lists Ilyas African International Market as grade pending, following an inspection on May 19, 2026 that scored 20 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Ilyas African International Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedurescritical2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- ⚠️1000 - Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated; approved additivescritical1000 - Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated; approved additives
When was Ilyas African International Market last inspected?
Ilyas African International Market has 1 inspection on record going back to May 19, 2026, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
Ilyas African International Market vs Rainier Valley
Rainier Valley runs 81% clean across 238 tracked restaurants — 151 clean, 34 mid, 2 cooked.
Against the 238 spots Cooked tracks in Rainier Valley, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.
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How Seattle grades restaurants
Public Health — Seattle & King County posts a word, not a letter: Excellent, Good, Okay, or Needs To Improve. The rating is deliberately not a snapshot — it averages the establishment’s recent routine inspections, so one bad day does not sink a consistently clean kitchen and one good day does not rescue a bad one. Inspectors score violations in red points for things that directly cause foodborne illness and blue points for everything else; around 45 red points triggers a mandatory re-inspection. Newly opened or recently changed spots can show as Not Rated until enough inspections accumulate.
Source: Public Health — Seattle & King County via King County Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.