Seattle and King County's health department rated Yasuko's Teriyaki as "Good" for food safety in its September 27, 2017 inspection. The rating is based on this business' food safety performed over the four most recent routine inspections.
Yasuko's Teriyaki, located at 3200 15th Ave W Seattle 98119, will have this emoji displayed in its window:
Starting at the beginning of 2017, the health department began requiring restaurants to display food ratings in restaurant windows. It now issues placards with emojis that rank the restaurant on a scale from "excellent" to "needs to improve." The rating system is being rolled out in phases and businesses will receive ratings as they get their routine inspections.
Click here for a searchable database of food ratings. Below are the four food ratings explained.
Needs to Improve: The restaurant was either closed by Public Health - Seattle & King County within the last year or the restaurant needed multiple return inspections to fix food safety practices.
Okay: The restaurant has had MANY red critical violations over the last four inspections.
Good: The restaurant has had SOME red critical violations over the last four inspections.
Excellent: The restaurant has had No or Few red critical violations over the last four inspections.
All restaurants that are open have met the minimum standards to be operating.
According to the health department, a restaurant's rating is based on three main components: trend of food safety practices over time, scale of performance, and rating on a curve. The health department believes a curve system provides the most accurate information on a restaurant's performance, so consumers can compare a restaurant's safety performance to other restaurants within the same zip code or area.
If you have a question about restaurant food ratings, you can email KIRO 7 here.
