Ban Somtum Healthy Thai Bistro
35109 Pacific Hwy S, Federal Way, WA 98003
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
The official rating comes from Public Health – Seattle & King County, which looks at the trend of the last few routine inspections, so it can differ from the BiteKarma score. The BiteKarma score works the same way in every city we cover.
At a glance
- Passed 10 of 11 graded inspections since 2020.
- No critical violations in the last two years.
- Last inspected Oct 8, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 16 visits
- 2025
- Passed Oct 8
Routine Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Visit Jun 4
Consultation
- Passed Feb 19
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- 2024
- Passed Jul 18
Routine Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Minor Proper thawing methods used
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
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BiteKarma scores around Ban Somtum Healthy Thai Bistro, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.