Kau Kau Barbeque Market
656 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104
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 23, 2026: perfect, no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 11, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Proper cooling procedure, cited 4 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
- Passed 3 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Visit Oct 23
Educational Inspection
- Perfect Sep 23
Return Inspection
No violations
- Failed Sep 11
Return Inspection
2 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Proper cooling procedure
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Visit Sep 2
Educational Inspection
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Kau Kau Barbeque Market, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.