ROCKET #1991
17700 AMBAUM BL S, BURIEN, WA 98148 · Restaurant (Seating 0-12)
Inspection summary
ROCKET #1991 has been inspected 20 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since July 28, 2015. The most recent inspection, on March 11, 2025, found no infractions.
14 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: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
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.
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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 8, 2019. For example:
3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
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 October 5, 2021. For example:
3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
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 2 times on July 28, 2015. For example:
2000 - Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
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 once on February 24, 2018. For example:
0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
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 21, 2024. 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.
20 inspections
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- RED
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- RED
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- BLUE
- 2000 - Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
- RED
- 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
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