Ruchi Indian Restaurant
1360 156th Ave Ne, Bellevue, WA 98007
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 Apr 29, 2026: passed with 3 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 27, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available, cited 10 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
- #24 in Seattle's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 2 of 17 graded inspections since 2021.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 20 visits
- 2026
- Passed Apr 29
Return Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- Minor Posting of permit; mobile establishment name easily visible
- Minor Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- Failed Mar 27
Return Inspection
9 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- Critical Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Minor Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- Minor Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- Minor Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Minor Posting of permit; mobile establishment name easily visible
- Minor Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Failed Mar 5
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- Critical Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Minor Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Minor Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Minor Posting of permit; mobile establishment name easily visible
- Minor Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- Minor Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Minor Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- 2025
- Passed Mar 12
Return Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
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