CAFE SELAM

2715 E CHERRY ST, #B Seattle

Summary

Inspected 14 times between 2021-02-03 and 2026-09-29.

Latest inspection 2026-09-29: Conditional pass, score 32.

Passed 23.1% of its rated inspections. King County (Seattle) restaurants pass 69.2%.

Restaurants in zip 98122 pass 62.5%.

Average score here 19.1; King County (Seattle) average 6.8.

Every inspection

DateTypeResultScoreViolations
2026-09-29Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass326
  • 4800 Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
  • 4300 Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
  • 3200 Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
  • 4900 Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used
  • 0600 Adequate handwashing facilities critical
  • 1100 Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria critical
2026-02-12Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass122
  • 4800 Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
  • 0600 Adequate handwashing facilities critical
2025-12-23Educational InspectionNot rated00
    2025-05-19Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass275
    • 4800 Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
    • 4100 Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
    • 4400 Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
    • 3400 Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 0600 Adequate handwashing facilities critical
    2025-01-06Routine Inspection/Field ReviewPass93
    • 4900 Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used
    • 4000 Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
    • 4800 Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
    2024-06-03Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass152
    • 1400 Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated critical
    • 0600 Adequate handwashing facilities critical
    2024-02-06Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass404
    • 3300 Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
    • 3200 Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
    • 0500 Proper barriers used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods critical
    • 1400 Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated critical
    2023-12-04Return InspectionPass00
      2023-11-20Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass454
      • 0400 Hands washed as required critical
      • 2200 Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods critical
      • 0600 Adequate handwashing facilities critical
      • 2120 Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C)) critical
      2023-06-12Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass152
      • 3400 Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
      • 0600 Adequate handwashing facilities critical
      2022-12-08Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass302
      • 4200 Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
      • 1900 No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available critical
      2022-02-02Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass251
      • 1900 No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available critical
      2021-02-08Return InspectionPass00
        2021-02-03Routine Inspection/Field ReviewConditional pass183
        • 3900 Single-use and single-service articles properly stored, used
        • 0200 Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained critical
        • 0600 Adequate handwashing facilities critical

        Source: King County (Seattle) open data.

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