I LUV TERIYAKI
6500 4TH AVE S, SEATTLE, WA 98108 · Restaurant (Seating 13-50)
Inspection summary
I LUV TERIYAKI has been inspected 11 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since November 6, 2018. The most recent inspection, on May 11, 2026, found no infractions.
6 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. 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.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 15, 2022. For example:
4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 7, 2022. For example:
0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 12, 2021. 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 April 7, 2022. For example:
3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on December 15, 2022. For example:
0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
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.
11 inspections
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Educational Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- BLUE
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 1300 - Food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized; no cross contamination
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
- RED
- 1300 - Food contact surfaces and utensils used for raw meat thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. no ..
- RED
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
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