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KAFFE COFFEE & WINE BAR

8136 RAINIER AVE S, SEATTLE, WA 98118 · Restaurant (Seating 13-50)

Inspection summary

KAFFE COFFEE & WINE BAR has been inspected 28 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since September 3, 2014. The most recent inspection, on April 22, 2025, recorded 6 infractions.

11 of 28 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: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 12 times across 11 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2025. For example: 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used

  • 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 11 times across 11 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2025. For example: 3000 - Proper thawing methods used

  • 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 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2025. 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 6 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2025. For example: 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 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.

28 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    6 infractions

    • 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
      • BLUE
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
      • BLUE
    • 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
      • BLUE
    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
      • BLUE
    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
      • BLUE
  2. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
  3. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  4. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    5 infractions

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
      • BLUE
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
      • RED
    • 0500 - Proper barriers used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
      • RED
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  5. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
      • BLUE
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
      • BLUE
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
      • RED
  6. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
      • BLUE
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
      • RED
  7. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
      • BLUE
    • 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
      • RED
  8. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 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
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
      • RED
  9. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    7 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
      • BLUE
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
      • BLUE
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
      • RED
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
      • 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
      • RED
  10. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  11. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  12. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  13. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
      • RED
  14. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  15. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
      • RED
    • 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
      • RED
  16. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  17. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  18. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  19. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
    • 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, previously served, unsafe, or contaminated food
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  20. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
  21. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  22. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 0900 - Proper washing of fruits and vegetables
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 2600 - Compliance with risk control plans, variances, plan of operation; valid permit; appr procedur
      • RED
  23. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  24. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  25. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  26. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
      • BLUE
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  27. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  28. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
      • BLUE

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