BOBA SMOOTHIES #9075
2800 SOUTHCENTER MALL, TUKWILA, WA 98188 · Restaurant (Seating 0-12)
Inspection summary
BOBA SMOOTHIES #9075 has been inspected 24 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since December 20, 2010. The most recent inspection, on August 7, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
13 of 24 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.
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.
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 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on March 12, 2026. 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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on July 18, 2025. For example:
4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 16, 2024. For example:
1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
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 once on August 7, 2026. For example:
3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk
Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.
Recorded once on July 18, 2025. For example:
3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
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.
24 inspections
- Return Inspection
2 infractions
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
5 infractions
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- BLUE
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- BLUE
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Return Inspection
3 infractions
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
5 infractions
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- RED
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 0400 - Hands washed as required
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0400 - Hands washed as required
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0100 - PIC certified by accredited program or compliance with code, or correct answers
- RED
- 0400 - Hands washed as required
- RED
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food...
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food...
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
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