CAPSULE CAFE
4507 UNIVERSITY WAY NE, SEATTLE, WA 98105 · Restaurant (Seating 13-50)
Inspection summary
CAPSULE CAFE has been inspected 2 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since July 25, 2025. The most recent inspection, on March 12, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food source, labelling and allergens.
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.
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 12, 2026. For example:
1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
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 once on July 25, 2025. For example:
3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
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 25, 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.
2 inspections
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- RED
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
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