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BELLWETHER BBQ & GRILL

609 S WELLER ST STE C, SEATTLE, WA 98104 · Restaurant (Seating 51-150)

Inspection summary

BELLWETHER BBQ & GRILL has been inspected 20 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since December 22, 2014. The most recent inspection, on June 20, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

6 of 20 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 14 times across 11 separate inspections, most recently on June 20, 2025. For example: 3000 - Proper thawing methods used

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 8 times across 8 separate inspections, most recently on October 11, 2024. For example: 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on July 17, 2023. For example: 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 7 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on June 20, 2025. For example: 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on February 7, 2017. For example: 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.

About this data

These results come from Public Health – Seattle & King County, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

20 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
      • BLUE
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
      • RED
  2. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
      • RED
  4. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  5. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
      • BLUE
    • 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
      • RED
  6. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
      • BLUE
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  7. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
      • BLUE
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
    • 1500 - Proper handling of pooled eggs
      • RED
  8. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  9. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  10. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  11. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  12. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    5 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
      • BLUE
    • 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
      • BLUE
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  13. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  14. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    5 infractions

    • 3100 - Proper labeling, signage
      • BLUE
    • 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
      • BLUE
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
    • 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
      • RED
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified,...
      • RED
  15. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  16. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  17. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  18. Return Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  19. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    5 infractions

    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  20. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 1300 - Food contact surfaces and utensils used for raw meat thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. no ..
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED

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