Kakao
415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
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 5 of 8 graded inspections since 2020.
- Keeps coming up: PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
- Last inspected Oct 21, 2025: failed with 2 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Visit Jun 8
Educational Inspection
- 2025
- Failed Oct 21
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- Visit Jul 30
Consultation
- Failed Jan 31
Routine Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on
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