SEOUL BAKERY
31217 PACIFIC HWY S D102, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003 · Restaurant (Bakery-no seating)
Inspection summary
SEOUL BAKERY has been inspected 32 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since June 18, 2009. The most recent inspection, on May 20, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
17 of 32 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Food temperature control and Cleaning and sanitizing.
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.
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 7 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on January 27, 2022. For example:
0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
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 6 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on January 27, 2022. For example:
1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 26, 2024. For example:
3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 30, 2023. 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 once on January 30, 2023. 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.
32 inspections
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- BLUE
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- Educational Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
- RED
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
- BLUE
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed,...
- BLUE
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed,...
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0400 - Hands washed as required
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 1500 - Proper handling of pooled eggs
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 1500 - Proper handling of pooled eggs
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed,...
- BLUE
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed,...
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 4300 - Non-food contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified,...
- RED
- 4300 - Non-food contact surfaces maintained and clean
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed,...
- BLUE
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- RED
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed,...
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during ...
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during ...
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
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