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ALEM RESTAURANT

4423 RAINIER AVE S, SEATTLE, WA 98118

Last inspected Jul 7, 2026

Official source: Public Health — Seattle & King County (kingcounty.gov) · All data sources

Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 11 inspections on record for ALEM RESTAURANT, spanning January 2022 to July 2026 — every one straight from Public Health — Seattle & King County.

It has held excellent across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Jul 7, 2026

    A
    2 violations
    • 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
    • 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
  2. Sep 2, 2025

    A
    1 violation
    • 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
  3. Mar 19, 2025

    A
  4. Jul 5, 2024

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    1 violation
    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
  5. Feb 13, 2024

    A
  6. Feb 8, 2024

    A
    3 violations
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
  7. Oct 23, 2023

    A
    1 violation
    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
  8. May 8, 2023

    A
    2 violations
    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
  9. Nov 1, 2022

    A
  10. Apr 19, 2022

    A
    2 violations
    • 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
    • 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
  11. Jan 27, 2022

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    3 violations
    • 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
    • 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
    • 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods

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Source: Public Health — Seattle & King County (kingcounty.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.