Saigon Soul Vietnamese Restaurant
24202 104th Ave Se Ste 108, 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: No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available, cited 6 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
- #68 in Seattle's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 1 of 7 graded inspections since 2022.
- Last inspected Oct 19, 2026: failed with 4 violations, 2 critical.
- 16 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Failed Oct 19
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 2 critical
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Minor Proper thawing methods used
- Failed Feb 10
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 4 critical
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- Critical Food-contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contamination
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Minor Proper thawing methods used
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 2025
- Visit May 15
Consultation
- Failed Feb 25
Return Inspection
5 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control
- Critical Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
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