Taco Bell
14506 Bothell Way Ne, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
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 6 of 10 graded inspections since 2020.
- Keeps coming up: Adequate handwashing facilities, cited 3 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
- Last inspected May 15, 2026: failed with 1 violation, 1 critical.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Failed May 15
Routine Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
- 2025
- Passed Sep 25
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- Passed Feb 4
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Wiping cloths properly used, stored, sanitizer concentration
- 2024
- Passed Aug 29
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used
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