How to Cook a Wolf
4200 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98112
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 4 of 8 graded inspections since 2020.
- Last inspected Sep 23, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F), cited 3 times.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2025
- Passed Sep 23
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Failed Mar 11
Routine Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
- 2024
- Failed Nov 21
Routine Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
- Failed Jul 11
Routine Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
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BiteKarma scores around How to Cook a Wolf, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.