Circle Chinese Cuisine
1734 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
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: Food-contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contamination, cited 4 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
- #25 in Seattle's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 1 of 6 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Jul 30, 2026: failed with 8 violations, 3 critical.
- 11 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jul 30
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- Critical Food-contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contamination
- Critical Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- Minor Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used
- Minor Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- Minor In-use utensils properly stored
- Minor Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- Minor Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- 2025
- Perfect Apr 21
Return Inspection
No violations
- Failed Apr 7
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
- Critical Proper disposition of returned, previously served, unsafe, or contaminated food; date marking
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Critical Proper cooling procedure
- Critical Food-contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contamination
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Minor Single-use and single-service articles properly stored, used
- Minor In-use utensils properly stored
- Minor Proper thawing methods used
- Minor Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- 2024
- Failed Dec 5
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper washing of fruits and vegetables
- Critical Food-contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contamination
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Minor Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- Minor Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
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BiteKarma scores around Circle Chinese Cuisine, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.