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CAFE ON THE AVE

4201 UNIVERSITY WAY NE, SEATTLE, WA 98105

Last inspected Aug 13, 2026

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 10 inspections on record for CAFE ON THE AVE, spanning September 2021 to August 2026 — every one straight from Public Health — Seattle & King County.

It has held needs work across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 3 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. Aug 13, 2026

    C
    3 violations
    • 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
  2. Feb 4, 2026

    C
  3. Dec 19, 2025

    C
  4. Dec 4, 2025

    C
    10 violations
    • 4500 - Sewage, wastewater properly disposed
    • 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
    • 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
  5. May 9, 2025

    C
    6 violations
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
    • 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
    • 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
    • 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
  6. Nov 5, 2024

    C
    3 violations
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
    • 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
  7. Jun 18, 2024

    C
    6 violations
    • 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
    • 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
    • 1500 - Proper preparation of raw shell eggs
  8. Dec 20, 2023

    C
    2 violations
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
  9. Apr 28, 2022

    C
    6 violations
    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
  10. Sep 16, 2021

    C
    2 violations
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
    • 0900 - Proper washing of fruits and vegetables

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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.