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LIL WOODYS

2040 NW MARKET ST, SEATTLE, WA 98107 · Restaurant (Seating 13-50)

Inspection summary

LIL WOODYS has been inspected 30 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since September 16, 2013. The most recent inspection, on May 5, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

12 of 30 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.

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 17 times across 13 separate inspections, most recently on May 5, 2026. 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 14 times across 8 separate inspections, most recently on March 7, 2023. For example: 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities

  • 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 7 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on August 19, 2025. For example: 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria

  • 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 5 separate inspections, most recently on January 18, 2024. For example: 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration

  • 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 March 26, 2025. For example: 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

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.

30 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. Educational Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
      • BLUE
    • 4700 - Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
      • BLUE
    • 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
      • BLUE
    • 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
      • RED
  4. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
      • RED
    • 1720 - Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 to 134 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 to 56 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  5. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 4700 - Garbage, refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
      • BLUE
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  6. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
      • BLUE
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  7. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 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
    • 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  8. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1800 - Proper cooking time and temperature; proper use of noncontinuous cooking
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  9. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
      • BLUE
  10. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  11. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  12. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  13. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  14. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    6 infractions

    • 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
      • BLUE
    • 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
      • BLUE
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 2000 - Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
      • RED
    • 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified,...
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  15. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  16. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  17. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 2000 - Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
      • RED
  18. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    1 infraction

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  20. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  21. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 3600 - Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
      • BLUE
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 0500 - Proper barriers used to prevent bare hand contact with ready to eat foods.
      • RED
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
  22. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  23. Return Inspection

    4 infractions

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

    8 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed,...
      • BLUE
    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
      • BLUE
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  25. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
  26. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  27. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
  28. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  29. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    8 infractions

    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 1000 - Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated; approved additives
      • RED
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
      • RED
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  30. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

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