Maharaja Cuisine of India
10120 Se 260th St Ste 121, Kent, WA 98030
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
- Keeps coming up: PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt, cited 3 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
- #19 in Seattle's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 2 of 6 graded inspections since 2020.
- Last inspected Oct 13, 2026: failed with 8 violations, 3 critical.
- 8 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Failed Oct 13
Return Inspection
8 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45°F (7°C)
- Critical Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- Minor In-use utensils properly stored
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Minor Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- Failed May 12
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45°F (6 to 7°C)
- Critical Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- Minor In-use utensils properly stored
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Minor Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- Minor Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Minor Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 2024
- Visit Oct 23
Consultation
- Failed Apr 3
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
- Critical Food worker cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- Minor In-use utensils properly stored
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
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