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CHEESECAKE FACTORY, THE

401 BELLEVUE SQUARE, BELLEVUE, WA 98004 · Restaurant (Seating > 250)

Inspection summary

CHEESECAKE FACTORY, THE has been inspected 47 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since May 8, 2006. The most recent inspection, on September 15, 2025, recorded 1 infraction.

22 of 47 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 21 times across 18 separate inspections, most recently on September 15, 2025. For example: 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))

  • 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 9 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on January 19, 2022. For example: 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use

  • 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 4 separate inspections, most recently on December 16, 2024. For example: 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized

  • 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 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 22, 2023. For example: 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 24, 2018. For example: 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified,...

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.

47 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  2. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
      • BLUE
  4. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  6. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
    • 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
      • RED
  7. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  8. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
      • BLUE
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  9. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  10. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  11. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified,...
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  12. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  13. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  14. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
      • BLUE
    • 2600 - Compliance with risk control plans, variances, plan of operation; valid permit; appr procedur
      • RED
  15. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  16. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  17. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  18. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    1 infraction

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  20. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  21. Consultation/Education - Field

    2 infractions

    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  22. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  23. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  24. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  25. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  26. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from RTE food
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than 130° F )
      • RED
  27. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  28. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed,...
      • BLUE
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
  29. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  30. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    7 infractions

    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored
      • BLUE
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified,...
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food...
      • RED
  31. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  32. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  33. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0500 - Proper methods used to prevent bare hand...
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  34. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  35. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 0500 - Proper methods used to prevent bare hand...
      • RED
  36. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  37. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  38. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • Proper methods used to prevent bare hand...
      • RED
  39. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  40. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  41. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  42. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
  43. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  44. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
      • BLUE
  45. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  46. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  47. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

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