Szechuan Fish
522 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104
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: Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
- Passed 0 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 19, 2025: failed with 6 violations, 2 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- 4 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2025
- Failed Sep 19
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 2 critical
- Critical No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control
- Critical Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Minor Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Minor Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- Minor Proper thawing methods used
- Failed Mar 13
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on
- Minor Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 2024
- Failed Nov 13
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45°F)
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- Minor Proper thawing methods used
- Visit Jan 22
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