Portage Bay Cafe in Ballard

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Dec 5, 2025 Complete 0 points

   Educational Inspection

   No violations

2. Aug 25, 2025 Unsatisfactory 10 points

   Routine Inspection/Field Review

   1 critical Show violations

   • CriticalFood temperature10 pts

     Cold food was held above 45°F.

     Official wording (code 2110)

     Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))

3. Mar 31, 2025 Satisfactory 5 points

   Routine Inspection/Field Review

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralPests5 pts

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or entrances weren’t sealed against them.

     Official wording (code 3200)

     Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled

4. Jul 1, 2024 Satisfactory 5 points

   Routine Inspection/Field Review

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralFood handling5 pts

     Wiping cloths weren’t stored in sanitizer, or sanitizer strength was wrong.

     Official wording (code 3400)

     Wiping cloths properly used, stored; sanitizer concentration

5. Jan 18, 2024 Satisfactory 8 points

   Routine Inspection/Field Review

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralFood handling5 pts

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during delivery, prep, storage, or display.

     Official wording (code 3300)

     Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display

   • GeneralFacility upkeep3 pts

     Non-food surfaces were dirty or in poor repair.

     Official wording (code 4300)

     Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean

6. Mar 17, 2023 Unsatisfactory 15 points

   Routine Inspection/Field Review

   1 critical1 general Show violations

   • CriticalFood handling10 pts

     Toxic chemicals weren’t labeled, stored, or used safely.

     Official wording (code 2500)

     Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep5 pts

     Dishwashing setup or sanitizer strength wasn’t right, or test strips were missing.

     Official wording (code 4100)

     Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used

7. Aug 11, 2022 Unsatisfactory 5 points

   Routine Inspection/Field Review

   1 critical Show violations

   • CriticalFood temperature5 pts

     No accurate thermometer to check food temperatures.

     Official wording (code 2200)

     Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of TCS foods

8. Jan 13, 2022 Unsatisfactory 10 points

   Routine Inspection/Field Review

   2 critical Show violations

   • CriticalFood temperature5 pts

     Cold food was held slightly too warm (42–45°F).

     Official wording (code 2120)

     Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))

   • CriticalFood temperature5 pts

     Hot food was held slightly too cool (130–134°F).

     Official wording (code 1720)

     Proper hot holding temperatures; between 130 to 134 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (54 to 56 degrees Celsius (C))