MOM'S DELI & GROCERY
19124 VASHON HWY SW, VASHON ISLAND, WA 98070 · Restaurant (Seating 0-12)
Inspection summary
MOM'S DELI & GROCERY has been inspected 20 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since July 9, 2014. The most recent inspection, on October 17, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.
7 of 20 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: Food temperature control, 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.
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 12 times across 9 separate inspections, most recently on October 17, 2025. For example:
2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS 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 6 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on March 29, 2024. 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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on March 29, 2024. 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 29, 2024. For example:
3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 29, 2024. 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.
20 inspections
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- RED
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
5 infractions
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- BLUE
- 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- RED
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
7 infractions
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- 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
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- RED
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- BLUE
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- BLUE
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- BLUE
- 4300 - Non-food contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- BLUE
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- RED
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
6 infractions
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- BLUE
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
- BLUE
- 4300 - Non-food contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
- RED
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
- BLUE
- 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
- RED
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- BLUE
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
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