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writes:
>Our local newspaper publishes the results of the previous week
>inspections by the health department. Most of the violations are minor
>and corrected at the time of visit by the inspector. Things like raw
>food stored over cooked food, lack of a sign, no record of training.
>Occasionally there will be the more serious like rodent droppings or
>insects. A few months ago, one place was so bad they shut it down.
>
>They also publish the inspections that had no violations. I noticed
>this week who the best were. All the fast food places we often
>denigrate about the quality of food. The Burger Kings and McDonald's
>had zero violations. Regardless of the food, they seem to have a good
>system and employees follow the rules for sanitation.




they've got easy to understand signs posted in all restaurants in
King County

<https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/environmental-health/food-safety/inspection-system/~/media/depts/health/environmental-health/images/food-safety/food-safety-rating-poster-explained.ashx>