Shiki Japanese Restaurant
4 W Roy 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
- Last inspected Jun 5, 2025: perfect, no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 22, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated, cited 6 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
- #42 in Seattle's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 2 of 9 graded inspections since 2020.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2025
- Perfect Jun 5
Return Inspection
No violations
- Failed May 22
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Proper cooling procedure
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 2024
- Failed Aug 15
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food worker cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- 2023
- Perfect Jul 26
Return Inspection
No violations
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BiteKarma scores around Shiki Japanese Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.