Kai's Bistro & Lounge

• official resultOkay
• ratingRated Okay
• score38 pts
• inspection typeRoutine Inspection/Field Review
• failed findings6
• 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
• 📄consumer advisory missingcritical
  Official wording: 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
  code 2500REDstatus: 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
• ♻️single-use stuff being reused
  Official wording: 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
  code 4300

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Okay on February 26, 2024: Score changed by +23 points. 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings 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.