Rafiki Restaurant And Lounge
226 1st Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
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 6 of 8 graded inspections since 2020.
- Keeps coming up: Proper cold holding temperatures (42°F to 45°F), cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
- Last inspected May 22, 2025: failed with 2 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2025
- Failed May 22
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (42°F to 45°F)
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- 2024
- Passed Nov 8
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Failed Apr 17
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (42°F to 45°F)
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 2023
- Perfect Nov 15
Routine Inspection
No violations
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BiteKarma scores around Rafiki Restaurant And Lounge, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.