Cold Stone Creamery
17017 Se 270th Pl Unit 114, Covington, WA 98042
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
- Last inspected Sep 9, 2026: perfect, no violations.
- Keeps coming up: Adequate handwashing facilities, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- Passed 2 of 8 graded inspections since 2021.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Perfect Sep 9
Routine Inspection
No violations
- 2025
- Perfect Mar 27
Return Inspection
No violations
- Failed Mar 13
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 6 critical
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on
- Critical Hands washed as required
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (42°F to 45°F)
- Critical Proper disposition of returned, previously served, unsafe, or contaminated food; date marking
- Critical Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- 2024
- Failed Apr 24
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 3 critical
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on
- Critical Food worker cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Cold Stone Creamery, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.