AMPERSAND CAFE - ALKI
2536 ALKI AVE SW, SEATTLE, WA 98116
Last inspected May 6, 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 10 inspections on record for AMPERSAND CAFE - ALKI, spanning January 2021 to May 2026 — every one straight from Public Health — Seattle & King County.
It has held excellent across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
May 6, 2026
A1 violation
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
Oct 29, 2025
A2 violations
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
Mar 17, 2025
AOct 3, 2024
A3 violations
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
Mar 25, 2024
A1 violation
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
Jul 6, 2023
A2 violations
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
Feb 23, 2023
AOct 18, 2022
AMay 20, 2022
AJan 21, 2021
A
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