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BUDDHA RUKSA

3520 SW Gennesee, SEATTLE, WA 98126 · Restaurant (Seating 51-150)

Inspection summary

BUDDHA RUKSA has been inspected 50 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since February 28, 2006. The most recent inspection, on July 21, 2026, found no infractions.

27 of 50 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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 19 times across 13 separate inspections, most recently on February 16, 2023. 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 11 times across 11 separate inspections, most recently on July 7, 2026. For example: 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display

  • 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 6 separate inspections, most recently on July 7, 2026. For example: 0400 - Hands washed as required

  • 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 7 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on July 7, 2026. For example: 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used

  • 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 March 28, 2014. For example: 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish

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.

50 inspections

  1. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
      • BLUE
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 2700 - Compliance with variance; specialized processes; HACCP plan
      • RED
  3. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
      • BLUE
    • 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
      • BLUE
  4. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
      • BLUE
  5. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    1 infraction

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

    0 infractions

  8. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  9. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  10. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
      • BLUE
  11. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
  12. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  13. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  14. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    5 infractions

    • 3800 - Utensils, equipment, linens properly stored,...
      • BLUE
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  15. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  16. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
  17. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1500 - Proper handling of pooled eggs
      • RED
  18. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
      • BLUE
  19. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  20. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  21. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  22. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
      • BLUE
    • 1300 - Food contact surfaces and utensils used for raw meat thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. no ..
      • RED
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
  23. 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
  24. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  25. Return Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
  26. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    9 infractions

    • 3800 - Utensils, equipment, linens properly stored,...
      • BLUE
    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • 1800 - Proper cooking time and temperature; proper use of non-continuous cooking
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  27. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  28. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  29. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  30. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  31. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  32. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  33. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  34. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  35. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1800 - Proper cooking time and temperature
      • RED
  36. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
      • BLUE
  37. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  38. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 3100 - Proper labeling, signage
      • BLUE
  39. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  40. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  41. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during ...
      • BLUE
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than 130° F )
      • RED
  42. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  43. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  44. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • Raw meats below and away from RTE food
      • RED
  45. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  46. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  47. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  48. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  49. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • Proper methods used to prevent bare hand...
      • RED
    • Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • Raw meats below and away from RTE food
      • RED
  50. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • Proper thawing methods used
      • BLUE
    • Proper cooling procedure
      • RED

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