SAI Sushi and Sake
25 W Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98119
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 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2021.
- Keeps coming up: Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
- 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 6 visits
- 2025
- Failed May 22
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- 2024
- Passed Sep 16
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- 2023
- Perfect Jun 30
Routine Inspection
No violations
- Visit May 25
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