Lock & Keel

5144 Ballard Ave Nw · 98107 · General Food Services

Passing — minor issuesScore 5 of 100

Most recent inspection February 19, 2026 — 238 days ago. Unchanged from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 197 days.

Inspection types on record: Routine Inspection/Field Review (8).

Why this grade is B

B grades cover scores from 80 to 89. The establishment passed, but inspectors documented violations that cost it points — usually issues like temperature control, cleaning, or storage practices. The inspection score was 5 out of 100.

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

Inspection summary

Lock & Keel has 8 health inspections on record with Seattle, with scores ranging from 0 to 40. The latest inspection on February 19, 2026 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 98107 is 5, so this location scores the same as its neighborhood average.

Inspection history

  1. February 19, 2026

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 5
  2. August 11, 2025

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 5
  3. January 15, 2025

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 10
  4. August 26, 2024

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 40
  5. March 15, 2024

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 10
  6. July 19, 2023

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 0
  7. January 31, 2023

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 10
  8. May 13, 2022

    Routine Inspection/Field Review

    B · 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.