Rocket Taco
550 19th Ave E, 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
- Keeps coming up: Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used, cited 3 times.
- Passed 1 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Jul 27, 2026: failed with 4 violations, 2 critical.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jul 27
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- Minor Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 2025
- Failed Sep 16
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130°F to 134°F
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
- Critical Proper washing of fruits and vegetables
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used
- Passed Jan 14
Routine Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used
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BiteKarma scores around Rocket Taco, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.