Merchants Cafe

109 Yesler Way · 98104 · General Food Services

Passing — needs attentionScore 0 of 100

Most recent inspection June 11, 2026 — 125 days ago. Down 5 points from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 269 days.

Inspection types on record: Educational Inspection (1), Routine Inspection/Field Review (6), 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 0 out of 100.

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

Inspection summary

Merchants Cafe has 8 health inspections on record with Seattle, with scores ranging from 0 to 98. The latest inspection on June 11, 2026 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 98104 is 7, so this location scores lower than its neighborhood average.

Inspection history

June 11, 2026
Educational Inspection
C · 0
September 10, 2025
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 5
March 12, 2025
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 25
June 28, 2024
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 25
August 4, 2023
Return Inspection
C · 0
July 5, 2023
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 98
October 28, 2022
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 42
April 14, 2021
Routine Inspection/Field Review
C · 10

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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.