Hotwire Coffee House

4410 California Ave Sw · 98116 · General Food Services

Passing — needs attentionScore 23 of 100

Most recent inspection March 4, 2026 — 224 days ago. Up 23 points from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 234 days.

Inspection types on record: Routine Inspection/Field Review (9).

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 23 out of 100.

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

Inspection summary

Hotwire Coffee House has 9 health inspections on record with Seattle, with scores ranging from 0 to 23. The latest inspection on March 4, 2026 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 98116 is 8, so this location scores higher than its neighborhood average.

Inspection history

  1. March 4, 2026

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 23
  2. April 16, 2025

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 0
  3. November 19, 2024

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 10
  4. March 15, 2024

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 10
  5. August 8, 2023

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 0
  6. March 27, 2023

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 0
  7. November 22, 2022

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 5
  8. March 23, 2022

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 5
  9. January 14, 2021

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    C · 0

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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.