LOS TACOS DE SANCHEZ
11990 SUNSET BL NE STE A, RENTON, WA 98056 · Restaurant (Seating 51-150)
Inspection summary
LOS TACOS DE SANCHEZ has been inspected 10 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since March 23, 2021. The most recent inspection, on November 12, 2025, found no infractions.
1 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 9 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
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 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 31, 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 4 separate inspections, most recently on March 18, 2025. For example:
3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
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 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 31, 2025. For example:
0400 - Hands washed as required
PestsHigher risk
Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on October 31, 2025. For example:
3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 31, 2025. For example:
1600 - Proper cooling procedure
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.
10 inspections
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
9 infractions
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- BLUE
- 0400 - Hands washed as required
- RED
- 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
- RED
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- RED
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- RED
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- RED
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
6 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- BLUE
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
- RED
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
6 infractions
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- BLUE
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- RED
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- RED
- 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
6 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 0400 - Hands washed as required
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- RED
- 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- RED
- 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
11 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3800 - Utensils, equipment, linens properly stored, used, handled
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- BLUE
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- BLUE
- 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
- BLUE
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- RED
- 1200 - Proper shellstock ID; wild mushroom ID; parasite destruction procedures for fish
- RED
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- RED
- 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
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