Cafe On The Ave

4201 University Way Ne · 98105 · General Food Services

Passing — needs attentionScore 33 of 100

Most recent inspection August 13, 2026 — 62 days ago. Up 33 points from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 199 days.

Inspection types on record: Routine Inspection/Field Review (8), Educational Inspection (1), Return Inspection (1).

Why this grade is C

C grades cover scores from 70 to 79. The establishment still passed, but inspectors recorded enough violations — often repeat or critical ones — that it needs follow-up attention. The inspection score was 33 out of 100.

No itemized violations were published for the most recent inspection, so the score is the only detail on file.

Inspection summary

Cafe On The Ave has 10 health inspections on record with Seattle, with scores ranging from 0 to 93. The latest inspection on August 13, 2026 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 98105 is 7, so this location scores higher than its neighborhood average.

Inspection history

August 13, 2026
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 33
February 4, 2026
Educational Inspection
C · 0
December 19, 2025
Return Inspection
C · 0
December 4, 2025
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 93
May 9, 2025
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 30
November 5, 2024
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 20
June 18, 2024
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 33
December 20, 2023
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 8
April 28, 2022
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 48
September 16, 2021
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 20

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Source: Seattle Metro open data. Grades shown as “derived” are calculated from the published score when the record has no official letter grade.