RED ONION TAVERN
4210 E MADISON ST, Seattle, WA 98112
Last inspected May 19, 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.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 12 inspections on record for RED ONION TAVERN, spanning December 2021 to May 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 5 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
May 19, 2026
C5 violations
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
May 6, 2026
C10 violations
- 4700 - Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
Apr 22, 2026
C12 violations
- 4700 - Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Jun 5, 2025
C5 violations
- 5000 - Posting of permit; mobile establishment name easily visible
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
Mar 11, 2025
C5 violations
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
Oct 24, 2024
C5 violations
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
Oct 1, 2024
C5 violations
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
Sep 17, 2024
C10 violations
- 4700 - Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
Feb 12, 2024
C9 violations
- 4700 - Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
Aug 23, 2023
C3 violations
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Jul 20, 2022
C7 violations
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
Dec 10, 2021
C3 violations
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS 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.
