OK

Merchants Cafe

July 5, 2023 · Okay

😬mid

official resultOkay
ratingRated Okay
score98 pts
inspection typeRoutine Inspection/Field Review
failed findings13
critical findings7

Failed findings

0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exemptcritical

code 0100REDstatus: RED
food worker cards missingcritical

Official wording: 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
code 0200REDstatus: RED
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: 0400 - Hands washed as required
code 0400REDstatus: RED
food from an unapproved sourcecritical

Official wording: 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
code 0600REDstatus: RED
1300 - Food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contaminationcritical

code 1300REDstatus: 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
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
code 3400
3700 - In-use utensils properly stored

code 3700
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
code 4100
dishwashing setup off

Official wording: 4500 - Sewage, wastewater properly disposed
code 4500
4700 - Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

code 4700
5000 - Posting of permit; mobile establishment name easily visible

code 5000

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Okay on October 28, 2022: Score changed by +56 points. 9 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 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.