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Metropolitan Market Store #159

10611 NE 68th ST, KIRKLAND, WA 98033 · Restaurant (Seating 13-50)

Inspection summary

Metropolitan Market Store #159 has been inspected 36 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since September 9, 2010. The most recent inspection, on October 1, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

11 of 36 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 2 infractions 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 33 times across 24 separate inspections, most recently on October 1, 2026. For example: 1720 - Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 to 134 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 to 56 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 12, 2025. For example: 0400 - Hands washed as required

  • 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 23, 2023. For example: 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods

  • 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 once on November 7, 2025. For example: 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 12, 2025. For example: 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt

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.

36 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1720 - Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 to 134 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 to 56 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  2. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
      • BLUE
  4. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
      • RED
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  5. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    2 infractions

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
    • 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
      • RED
  7. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Return Inspection

    1 infraction

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

    2 infractions

    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures; less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
  10. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
    • 1720 - Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 to 134 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 to 56 degrees Celsius (C))
      • RED
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
      • RED
  11. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1720 - Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 degrees F to 134 degrees F
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  12. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    0 infractions

  14. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0900 - Proper washing of fruits and vegetables
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  15. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 1720 - Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 degrees F to 134 degrees F
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
    • 2300 - Proper Consumer Advisory posted for raw ...
      • RED
  16. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  17. Return Inspection

    1 infraction

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

    2 infractions

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
  19. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  20. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

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

    0 infractions

  22. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
      • BLUE
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
  23. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    2 infractions

    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  25. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    2 infractions

    • 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
      • BLUE
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  27. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  28. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  29. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
  30. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  31. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during ...
      • BLUE
    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food...
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  32. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  33. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

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

    0 infractions

  35. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    4 infractions

    • 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
      • BLUE
    • 0400 - Hands washed as required
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than 130° F )
      • RED
  36. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

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