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AMBAUM FOOD MART

12609 AMBAUM BLVD SW, BURIEN, WA 98146

Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

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

Needs work. The lowest passing band — enough violations to signal real problems, typically with a follow-up inspection required.

C
Needs work
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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 8 inspections on record for AMBAUM FOOD MART, spanning November 2021 to September 2025 — every one straight from Public Health — Seattle & King County.

It has held needs work across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 4 violations, none of them critical.

Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →

Inspection history

  1. Sep 9, 2025

    C
    4 violations
    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))

  2. Dec 31, 2024

    C

  3. Dec 18, 2024

    C
    5 violations
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
    • 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))

  4. Apr 2, 2024

    C

  5. Mar 15, 2024

    C
    4 violations
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities

  6. Jul 6, 2023

    C
    2 violations
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities

  7. Feb 27, 2023

    C
    4 violations
    • 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
    • 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
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities

  8. Nov 23, 2021

    C
    1 violation
    • 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures

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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.