TASTY RESTAURANT
1046 S JACKSON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98104 · Restaurant (Seating 51-150)
Inspection summary
TASTY RESTAURANT has been inspected 19 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since July 11, 2016. The most recent inspection, on October 8, 2026, recorded 7 infractions.
6 of 19 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.
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 8 separate inspections, most recently on October 8, 2026. For example:
2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
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 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on October 8, 2026. For example:
2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
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 8 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on April 23, 2025. For example:
0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
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 6 separate inspections, most recently on March 8, 2023. For example:
4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on July 10, 2024. For example:
3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
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.
19 inspections
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
7 infractions
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- BLUE
- 2300 - Proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods
- RED
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- RED
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
- RED
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- Educational Inspection
0 infractions
- Educational Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- RED
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
5 infractions
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- BLUE
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 0100 - PIC present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties to maintain AMC; certified manager on staff unless exempt
- RED
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- RED
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
5 infractions
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- BLUE
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- BLUE
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- RED
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
9 infractions
- 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
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 4800 - Physical facilities properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment
- BLUE
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- BLUE
- 4900 - Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used
- BLUE
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods
- RED
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
7 infractions
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- BLUE
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- RED
- 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready-to-eat food; species separated
- RED
- 0400 - Hands washed as required
- RED
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
2 infractions
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
- BLUE
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- BLUE
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
5 infractions
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- BLUE
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Consultation/Education - Field
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
6 infractions
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- BLUE
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
- RED
- 2200 - Accurate thermometer provided and used ...
- RED
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained
- RED
- 3700 - In-use utensils properly stored
- Return Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
- RED
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
- RED
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
4 infractions
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
- BLUE
- 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
- BLUE
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
- RED
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
- Routine Inspection/Field Review
3 infractions
- 4300 - Non-food contact surfaces maintained and clean
- BLUE
- 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
- RED
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
- RED
- 4300 - Non-food contact surfaces maintained and clean
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