The Hardware Store Restaurant
17601 Vashon Hwy Sw, Vashon Island, WA 98070
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: Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45°F (6 to 7°C), cited 3 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- Passed 1 of 7 graded inspections since 2021.
- Last inspected Sep 15, 2026: failed with 6 violations, 1 critical.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Failed Sep 15
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45°F (6 to 7°C)
- Minor Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- Minor Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- Minor Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- Minor Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- 2025
- Failed Jun 13
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans and required written procedure
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures (42°F to 45°F)
- 2024
- Failed Jun 28
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contamination
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- 2023
- Failed Nov 17
Routine Inspection
5 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 Compliance with variance; specialized processes; HACCP plan
- Minor Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Minor In-use utensils properly stored
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