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The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- ratingRated Excellent
- inspection score14 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 10, 2026 →
- address1024 E Pike St, Seattle 98122
Is Sam's Tavern clean?
Sam's Tavern is currently Rated Excellent from Public Health — Seattle & King County, from an inspection on September 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sam's Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- ⚠️4900 - Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used
- ⚠️3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
When was Sam's Tavern last inspected?
Sam's Tavern has 1 inspection on record going back to September 10, 2026, averaging 14 points.
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September 10, 2026 Excellent
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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 September 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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