Use Grant County’s online inspection history to follow each dated event. Keep the routine report, every follow-up or reinspection, any suspension, and a later reinstatement decision as separate records.
Start with the six-year online history
Begin at the Grant County Health District’s Food Establishment Inspection Reports page, then open its current inspection portal.
The portal provides a search string, a date range, and purpose filters including Routine and Follow-Up. During our October 5, 2026 (KST) check, the initial range was January 1 through October 5, 2026. Change the range for the period you need.
Match the card by name and location. Its name links to the establishment or permit record. The separate label View the most recent Inspection Result for this Establishment opens a dated report. From that report, use View All Inspections when available to follow earlier visits.
The district’s inspection FAQ says online inspections are available for the last six years. Confirm the permit and date filters before treating that statement as a complete sequence. Use the records route for an empty or older period.
Separate total points, red points, and report fields
Red items are violations more likely to contribute to foodborne illness. Blue items cover lower-risk cleaning and maintenance. Grant County describes the total as the sum of violation points, with zero as a perfect inspection. Red points separately help determine reinspection.
| Report element | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Score & Grade | The value and label displayed on that dated report |
| Red-point subtotal, if reported | A separate input to the failure rule |
| IN / OUT / N/A / N/O | The inspector’s item-level status marks |
| Observations & Corrective Actions | What was observed and what correction was recorded |
| Additional Comments | Context that may qualify the displayed fields |
The July 9 Routine report examined below displayed Score & Grade, numbered checklist items, observations and corrective actions, and additional comments. It offered Original PDF and View All Inspections links; this comparison follows the dated HTML reports rather than recalculating a score from the PDF.
Do not rebuild arithmetic from section headings. Some headings showed 0 points while the reviewed report contained violations and a nonzero displayed score. Preserve the displayed score, any separately reported red total, item statuses, and comments.
The site’s guide to inspection violations can help keep a dated observation, correction instruction, and later verification in separate fields.
Apply the current ordinance threshold
Grant County’s Retail Food Ordinance 2026-01 took effect July 9, 2026. The tests differ by visit type.
| Visit | Red-point condition | Other independent failure conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Routine inspection | Above 30 red points | A repeated 25-point red item from the last routine inspection, an imminent hazard, or the smoking or vaping condition |
| Reinspection | At least 30 red points | A repeated red item from the previous visit worth at least 10 points, the same hazard, or the smoking or vaping condition |
Exactly 30 red points meets the reinspection threshold, but not the routine threshold; independent conditions still apply.
Track the second failure before the third visit
A second failed reinspection requires an acceptable compliance plan within five working days; a third failure suspends the permit.
Probation spans the next two routine inspections; failure during probation triggers suspension. Reinspection can address other observed violations.
A passed reinspection did not end probation
During an AI-assisted remote lookup on October 5, 2026 (KST), we opened the unfiltered portal list and the permit history for Plai Jawak, 111 W 3rd Avenue in Moses Lake, permit 004B39AF-E754-4D83-AC9C-AF7DDE152048. We compared four dated reports; this was an online lookup, not a restaurant visit. The July 9, 2026 Routine report displayed Score & Grade: 103 with food, cooling, and cold-holding findings. Its comments planned a return within 20 days. The 103 is the report’s displayed violation-point value, not a percentage grade or the separately defined red-point subtotal.
The August 5 Follow-Up displayed 20. Two item-21 cold-holding entries, including bean sprouts at 45–50°F and cream cheese at 46°F, were marked Repeat and corrected on site. Equipment item 29 was also marked Repeat; sanitizer item 34 appeared in the findings. The comments planned another visit and warned that a second failed reinspection would lead to probation. At the August 26 Follow-Up, the displayed value was again 20, and the report explicitly said the facility was now on probation. It required a written compliance plan within five business days and warned that failing the next reinspection would bring permit suspension and an administrative hearing before opening. That warning does not document an actual suspension.
The September 30 Follow-Up displayed 10 and expressly said “Passed re-inspection.” Its comments mentioned temperature logs and time as a public health control under the risk-control plan, while keeping probation in place for the next two routine inspections, both of which must pass. Item 11 still documented missing date marks on lettuce and noodles held over 24 hours as OUT with an on-site correction. Thus 103 → 20 → 20 → 10 compares displayed values on four dated reports; it does not show that every finding vanished, probation ended, or a closure and reopening occurred. Planned return windows and actual report dates should be kept separate.
Keep suspension and reinstatement separate
An imminent hazard can trigger immediate written suspension. Suspended operations must stop.
Reinstatement requires an administrative hearing and district fee payment. A correction, plan, meeting, or quiet portal period is not authorization to resume.
The site’s closure and permit-suspension guide explains how to preserve an order, correction evidence, follow-up inspection, and authorization to reopen as separate documents.
Submit the required records form
For reports outside the stated online window, start at the district’s Public Record Request page. It requires a completed Request for Public Records PDF.
On the one-page form, describe the records with dates and names. Mark whether copies are requested; selecting no means inspection only. Sign and date the form, then submit it by the listed email, mail, or in-person route.
Include the establishment name, physical address, permit or record number if known, a bounded date range, and each record type. List the routine inspection, each reinspection, compliance plan, suspension notice, hearing record, and reinstatement decision separately. No request was submitted, and no universal retention period was verified.
Confirm that Grant County Health District is the custodian. Its Food Safety program page covers retail operations such as restaurants, groceries, coffee businesses, mobile units, pushcarts, and school cafeterias. It directs processor and cottage-food questions to Washington State Department of Agriculture resources.
A dated inspection is not a guarantee of current food safety.
The permit history, four linked reports, and portal navigation were checked October 5, 2026 (KST). District policy and records pages were rechecked through indexed official text that day. No present-day safety assessment or complete enforcement history is claimed.