Zobel Ethiopian Restaurant

• official resultGood
• ratingRated Good
• score18 pts
• inspection typeRoutine Inspection/Field Review
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️3000 - Proper thawing methods used
  code 3000
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
  code 3400
• ⚠️4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
  code 4000
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
  code 4100

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Good on March 21, 2024: Score changed by +18 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.