The Alley Its Time for Tea

913 S Jackson St Ste B, Seattle, WA 98104

Passed · Aug 31, 2026 Directions
Excellent Official rating · Public Health – Seattle & King County
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 out of 100
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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 31, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
  • Keeps coming up: Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display, cited 2 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 31

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
  3. Visit Jun 10

    Educational Inspection

  4. Failed Jan 15

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Adequate handwashing facilities
    • Minor Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
  5. 2025
  6. Perfect Jun 6

    Routine Inspection

    No violations

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