Cooked?Papa Masala @ 10836 E. Maginal Way S.
- ratingRated Good
- inspection score15 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 18, 2026 →
- address10836 E Marginal Way S, Tukwila 98168
Is Papa Masala @ 10836 E. Maginal Way S. clean?
Papa Masala @ 10836 E. Maginal Way S. is currently Rated Good from Public Health — Seattle & King County, from an inspection on May 18, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Papa Masala @ 10836 E. Maginal Way S.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️5000 - Posting of permit; mobile establishment name easily visible
- ⚠️3000 - Proper thawing methods used
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcritical2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
When was Papa Masala @ 10836 E. Maginal Way S. last inspected?
Papa Masala @ 10836 E. Maginal Way S. has 3 inspections on record going back to April 9, 2025, averaging 8 points.
May 18, 2026 Good
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View full inspection →Papa Masala @ 10836 E. Maginal Way S. vs Rainier Valley
Rainier Valley runs 79% clean across 238 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 46 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 238 spots Cooked tracks in Rainier Valley, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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