Buck's Teriyaki
10611 Se 240th St, Kent, WA 98031
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
- Keeps coming up: Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- Passed 2 of 6 graded inspections since 2021.
- Last inspected Jan 14, 2026: failed with 6 violations, 3 critical.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jan 14
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Compliance with variance; specialized processes; HACCP plan
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45°F (7°C)
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- Minor In-use utensils properly stored
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 2025
- Perfect Mar 21
Return Inspection
No violations
- Failed Feb 19
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Proper cooking time and temperature; proper use of non-continuous cooking
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- 2024
- Visit Aug 20
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