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WHOLE FOODS MARKET

888 116TH AVE NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98004 · Restaurant (Seating 51-150)

Inspection summary

WHOLE FOODS MARKET has been inspected 36 times by Public Health – Seattle & King County since March 20, 2006. The most recent inspection, on June 13, 2025, found no infractions.

18 of 36 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, Handwashing and staff hygiene 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.

  • 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 17 times across 12 separate inspections, most recently on September 24, 2019. For example: 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)

  • 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 September 21, 2022. 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 8, 2024. 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 20, 2018. For example: 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded once on October 24, 2013. For example: 2600 - Compliance with risk control plans, variances, plan of operation; valid permit; appr procedur

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

  1. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  2. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
      • BLUE
  3. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  4. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
      • BLUE
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  5. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  6. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  7. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
  8. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  9. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 3400 - Wiping cloths properly used, stored, proper sanitizer
      • BLUE
    • 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures ( 42° F to 45° F)
      • RED
  10. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1400 - Raw meats below and away from ready to eat food; species separated
      • RED
  11. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  12. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
  13. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  14. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  15. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  16. Return Inspection

    0 infractions

  17. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 1600 - Proper cooling procedure
      • RED
    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
  18. Return Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
  19. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 2600 - Compliance with risk control plans, variances, plan of operation; valid permit; appr procedur
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than130 degrees)
      • RED
    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  20. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  21. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 0200 - Food Worker Cards current for all food...
      • RED
  22. Return Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than 130° F )
      • RED
  23. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    3 infractions

    • 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during ...
      • BLUE
    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than 130° F )
      • RED
  24. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures (greater than 45° F)
      • RED
    • 1710 - Proper hot holding temperatures (less than 130° F )
      • RED
  25. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 0600 - Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
  26. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  27. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  28. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • 1900 - No room temperature storage; proper use of time...
      • RED
  29. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  30. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

  31. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    2 infractions

    • Adequate handwashing facilities
      • RED
    • Variance obtained for specialized processing ...
      • RED
  32. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  33. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  34. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    1 infraction

    • In-use utensils properly stored
      • BLUE
  35. Consultation/Education - Field

    0 infractions

  36. Routine Inspection/Field Review

    0 infractions

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