Dining during COVID: How to spot signs that a restaurant is doing it right

April 15, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Eating out has changed a lot during the pandemic. Even when indoor dining is permitted, it can be hard to know how risky it really is to sit down and order a waffle or a burrito. We’ve highlighted how a few different restaurants are implementing COVID-19 precautions to keep customers safe.

Ensuring Safe Start Compliance in Restaurants and Taverns: SSTAR Launches in King County

August 6, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

After entering Phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start Reopening Plan, Public Health – Seattle & King County has observed an unsettling trend with COVID-19 cases rising as restaurants, bars, and taverns resume operations. In an effort to keep businesses open and move King County forward through the Safe Start phases, Public Health is launching a new initiative to begin educational outreach and enforcement of Safe Start requirements for operating restaurants, bars, and taverns.

Statement on closure of Duke’s Restaurant at Alki Beach

July 8, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

On July 8, 2020, Public Health – Seattle & King County closed Duke’s Chowder House on Alki Beach. This restaurant location was closed due to an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 among employees, the potential for workplace and employee transmission, and for non-compliance with Washington’s Safe Start Plan.

Doing the right thing: Restaurants and COVID-19

July 8, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

In response to rising COVID-19 cases county wide, Public Health – Seattle & King County is expanding efforts to educate and enforce compliance of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start COVID-19 reopening requirements in food establishments.

Our Role in Safe Take-Out Dining

March 23, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Under the current Health Order, restaurants may remain open for drive-through, delivery, and pick-up. Our Food Program also has a role to play in working with food service establishments so that they comply with the health order.

Events, eating out, and retail: what’s allowed and what’s not

March 17, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

The Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County has issued an order intended to curtail the amount of face-to-interaction in the community that can potentially spread the virus. We explain what is now prohibited and what is still allowed (if steps to minimize the risk are taken.)