BALLARD MANDARIN CHINESE RESTAURANT
5500 8TH AVE NW, Seattle, WA 98107
Last inspected Oct 5, 2026
Official source: Public Health — Seattle & King County (kingcounty.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 12 inspections on record for BALLARD MANDARIN CHINESE RESTAURANT, spanning May 2022 to October 2026 — every one straight from Public Health — Seattle & King County.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.
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Inspection history
Oct 5, 2026
✓Oct 2, 2026
✕4 violations
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
Apr 8, 2026
✕4 violations
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- 1720 - Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 to 134 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 to 56 degrees Celsius (C))
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
Nov 17, 2025
✕5 violations
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
Jul 9, 2025
✕4 violations
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
Dec 17, 2024
✕4 violations
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
Feb 15, 2024
✓Feb 5, 2024
✕7 violations
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
- 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
Mar 27, 2023
✕6 violations
- 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
Sep 7, 2022
✕6 violations
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
- 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
May 19, 2022
✓May 9, 2022
✕9 violations
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
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