SMOKEY JOE'S BAR & GRILL
38600 SE KING ST, Snoqualmie, WA 98065 · Restaurant (Seating 51-150)
Inspection summary
SMOKEY JOE'S BAR & GRILL has been inspected 36 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since March 30, 2006. The most recent inspection, on April 30, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
22 of 36 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination 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.
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 10 times across 8 separate inspections, most recently on April 30, 2026. For example:
4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
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 March 28, 2025. For example:
3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 10, 2025. For example:
0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
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 once on February 21, 2008. For example:
Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance...
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 once on February 21, 2008. For example:
Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
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
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 4900 - Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used
- BLUE
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- BLUE
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- BLUE
- 4900 - Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- BLUE
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- BLUE
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
7 infractions
- 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
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- BLUE
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- BLUE
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
- BLUE
- 2600 - Compliance with valid permit; operating and risk control plans, and required written procedures
- RED
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- BLUE
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 1100 - Proper disposition of returned, unsafe, or contaminated food; proper date marking procedures for food at high risk for Listeria
- RED
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- BLUE
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, clean, sanitized
- Consultation/Education - Field
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
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- 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
1 infraction
- 4000 - Food and non-food surfaces properly used and...
- BLUE
- 4000 - Food and non-food surfaces properly used and...
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- 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
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored
- BLUE
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed,...
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- Potential food contamination prevented during ...
- BLUE
- Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- Potential food contamination prevented during ...
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
5 infractions
- Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance...
- BLUE
- Wiping cloths properly used, stored
- BLUE
- In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
- RED
- Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance...
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
1 infraction
- Food Worker Cards current for all food...
- RED
- Food Worker Cards current for all food...
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
0 infractions
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