The Clean (and not so clean) Chinese Restaurants of Bellevue

By: AC

Best Wok is located in the heart of the Lake Hills neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “Improper Handling of Pooled Eggs; Physical facilities not properly installed, maintained, clean; unnecessary persons not excluded from establishment; and Wiping cloths improperly used, stored” according to The King County Food Protection Program (03/02/2006).
19 148th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98007.

Café Ori is located in the heart of the Overlake neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained; Improper cold holding temperatures (>45?F); and Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods ,“ according to The King County Food Protection Program (11/13/2006).
14439 NE 20th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98007.

Chengdu Chinese Restaurant is located in the heart of the Overlake neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “Improper cold holding temperatures (>45?F); Improper handling of pooled eggs; Improper reheating procedures for hot holding; and Improper hot holding temperatures (< 130?F ),” according to The King County Food Protection Program (01/12/2006).
14625 NE 24th ST, Bellevue, Washington 98007.

Flavor Bakery & Café is located in the Factoria Mall.
Worst case scenario(s): “Food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized” and “Improper hot holding temperatures (< 130?F ) ,“ according to The King County Food Protection Program (01/29/2006).
4013 Factoria Mall SE, Bellevue, Washington 98006.

Hunan Garden Restaurant is located east of I-405 in Downtown Bellevue.
Worst case scenario(s): “Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (09/26/2006).
11814 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98005.

King’s Chinese Restaurant is located on east of Downtown Bellevue.
Worst case scenario(s): “Warewashing facilities not properly installed, maintained, used; no test strips available and used; Non-food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized; Improper cooling procedures; Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available; Insects, rodents, animals present; entrance uncontrolled; Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained; Thermometers not available or used as required to evaluate temperature of potentially hazardous foods,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (12/06/2005).
13200 Northup Way, Bellevue, Washington 98005.

Kohana Restaurant is located in the heart of Downtown Bellevue.
Worst case scenario(s): “Thermometers not available or used as required to evaluate temperature of potentially hazardous foods; No certified PIC by accredited Program, nor compliance with Code, nor correct answers ; Improper hot holding temperatures (< 130?F ); Insects, rodents, animals present; entrance uncontrolled; Garbage, refuse not properly disposed; facilities not maintained; Improper cold holding temperatures (>45?F) ; Food not protected from potential contamination during preparation, storage, display ; Toxic substances improperly identified, stored and used ; and Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (08/17/2005).
205 105th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington 98004.

Kung Ho Restaurant is located in the heart of the Factoria neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s):” Improper hot holding temperatures (< 130?F ); Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained; Physical facilities not properly installed, maintained, clean; unnecessary persons not excluded from establishment; Improper thawing methods used; Food not protected from potential contamination during preparation, storage, display; Wiping cloths improperly used, stored; Thermometers not available or used as required to evaluate temperature of potentially hazardous foods; Improper cooling procedures; Non-food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized; and In-use utensils improperly stored,“ according to The King County Food Protection Program (05/04/2006).
3640 128th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington 98006.

Lucky Garden is located in the heart of Downtown Bellevue.
Worst case scenario(s): “Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available; Improper cooling procedures; Non-food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized; Insects, rodents, animals present; entrance uncontrolled; Wiping cloths improperly used, stored; Improper handling of pooled eggs; In-use utensils improperly stored; Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained; and Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (05/19/2006).

Maple Garden Restaurant is located in the heart of the Overlake neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): None
14725 NE 20th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98007.
Noble Court Restaurant is located in the heart of the Overlake neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “Improper handling of pooled eggs; Improper cooling procedures; Noncompliance with risk control plans, variances, or mobile food unit plan of operation; Inadequate hand washing facilities; Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available; Food in poor condition, not safe and adulterated; unapproved additives; and Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (12/12/2006).
1644 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, Washington 98005.

Peking Restaurant is located in the heart of the Overlake neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “Improper cold holding temperatures (>45?F),” according to The King County Food Protection Program (1/12/2006)
14150 NE 20th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98007.

Pizza & Sandwich House is ironically a Chinese restaurant too, located in the Overlake neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): None!
2245 140th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington 98005.

Sea Garden at Bellevue is located in the heart of Downtown Bellevue. 20-41
Worst case scenario(s): “Warewashing facilities not properly installed, maintained, used; no test strips available and used; Improper cold holding temperatures (>45?F); Food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized; Non-food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized; Wiping cloths improperly used, stored; Inadequate hand washing facilities; and In-use utensils improperly stored, “ according to The King County Food Protection Program (09/07/2006).
200 106th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington 98004.

Szechuan Chef Restaurant is located in the heart of the Lake Hills neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): None!
15015 Main Street, Bellevue, Washington 98007.

Shanghai Café is located in the heart of the Factoria neighborhood. 13-38
Worst case scenario(s): “Improper thawing methods used; Warewashing facilities not properly installed, maintained, used; no test strips available and used; Hands not washed as required; Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained; Wiping cloths improperly used, stored; No certified PIC by accredited program, nor compliance with Code, nor correct answers, according to The King County Food Protection Program (03/09/2006).
12708 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006.

Shanghai Shanghai Chinese Restaurant is located in the heart of the Factoria
neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods; Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained; and Warewashing facilities not properly installed, maintained, used; no test strips available and used,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (03/24/2006).
12821 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006.

Shi Lin is located in the heart of the Crossroads neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “Improper cooling procedures; Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained ; Food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized; Wiping cloths improperly used, stored; Insects, rodents, animals present; entrance uncontrolled; Hands not washed as required; In-use utensils improperly stored; Food not protected from potential contamination during preparation, storage, display; and Non-food contact surfaces not maintained, clean, sanitized ,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (10/09/2006).
503 156th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington 98008.

Top Gun of Bellevue is located in the heart of the Factoria neighborhood.
Worst case scenario(s): “-Improper shellfish identification; improper parasite destruction procedures for fish; Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available; Physical facilities not properly installed, maintained, clean; unnecessary persons not excluded from establishment; Warewashing facilities not properly installed, maintained, used; no test strips available and used; Inadequate equipment for temperature control; Improper washing of fruits and vegetables; Food not protected from potential contamination during preparation, storage, display; and Toxic substances improperly identified, stored and used,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (12/12/2005).

Toy’s Café is located in the heart of Downtown Bellevue.
Worst case scenario(s): None!
10705 Main Street, Bellevue, Washington 98004.

Wonton City is located in the heart of the Lake Hills neighborhood. 0-25
Worst case scenario(s): “Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available,” according to The King County Food Protection Program (04/13/2006).
503 156th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington 98007.

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English Newspapers for the Asian-Pacific Community

The Seattle Asian-Pacific American community has two newspapers:

The International Examiner
http://www.iexaminer.org/

and

Northwest Asian Weekly
http://www.nwasianweekly.com/

The IE is non-profit, whereas Northwest Asian Weekly is a for-profit paper published by the same company as Seattle Chinese Post and the Seattle Chinese Yellow Pages.