Lock & Keel
5144 Ballard Ave Nw · 98107 · General Food Services
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
- B · 5
February 19, 2026
Routine Inspection/Field Review
- B · 5
August 11, 2025
Routine Inspection/Field Review
- B · 10
January 15, 2025
Routine Inspection/Field Review
- B · 40
August 26, 2024
Routine Inspection/Field Review
- B · 10
March 15, 2024
Routine Inspection/Field Review
- B · 0
July 19, 2023
Routine Inspection/Field Review
- B · 10
January 31, 2023
Routine Inspection/Field Review
- B · 0
May 13, 2022
Routine Inspection/Field Review
Other inspections near Lock & Keel
- Palermo Ii2005 Nw Market StB · 20
- Cloudy Cafe6420 24th Ave NwB · 36
- Outsider BBQ4010 Leary Way NwB · 30
- Kottu4105 Leary Way NwC · 0
- Sloop Tavern, The2830 Nw Market StA · 5
- Un Bien6226 Seaview Ave NwA · 0
- Rachel'S Bagels & Burritos5451 Leary Ave NwA · 0
- Ballard Landmark Inn5433 Leary Ave NwA · 0
- Veraci Pizza500 Nw Market StB · 5
- Taqueria El Cerrito LLC (Kc580)2840 Nw Market StA · 5
Source: Seattle Metro open data. Grades shown as “derived” are calculated from the published score when the record has no official letter grade.