Happy Crab
22 A St Sw, Auburn, WA 98001
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 2 of 4 graded inspections since 2025.
- Keeps coming up: Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- #5 in Seattle's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected May 18, 2026: failed with 7 violations, 6 critical.
- 16 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Failed May 18
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 6 critical
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Critical Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- Critical Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130°F (54°C)
- Critical Proper cooling procedure
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Critical Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Perfect Feb 19
Return Inspection
No violations
- Failed Feb 18
Routine Inspection
11 violations, 10 critical
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Critical Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45°F (7°C)
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- Critical Proper cooling procedure
- Critical Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130°F (54°C)
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Critical Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
- Critical Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 2025
- Perfect Apr 25
Routine Inspection
No violations
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