Read the original point total and later reinspection note as separate dated events.
Start with the county’s Food Safety Inspection Lookup page. Thurston County moved its inspection reports to a new system in October 2026: reports were offline October 6–13, and the county expected inspections recorded during the switch to appear online by October 19. For a name-and-address search or older events, see the lookup and records routes at the end of this guide.
Match the event before reading the points
The current list separates the following fields:
| Field | Use it to |
|---|---|
| Permit Type | Confirm the kind of operation inspected |
| Inspection Date | Identify the original event |
| Red Points | Track high-risk-factor violations |
| Blue Points | Track good-retail-practice violations |
| Total Points | Test the county’s separate total-point threshold |
| Deficiencies | Identify the numbered items cited |
| Inspection Notes | Read observations, correction instructions, and later notes |
Match the establishment name and address before combining events. Preserve the permit type and inspection date with every finding. A business-name match alone can join different owners, locations, or permit records.
Red items are high-risk factors; blue items are lower-risk good retail practices. Higher item values indicate greater illness risk. Points are not a grade.
The site’s food inspection report guide can help keep the date, numbered deficiency, observation, correction instruction, and later verification in separate fields.
Apply both reinspection thresholds exactly
Reinspection occurs above 45 red points or above 65 total points. The thresholds are strict: 45 red alone is insufficient. The county charges an additional fee for the re-inspection.
The return visit checks remaining red-violation corrections. Keep its dated note beside the original points.
| Fictional event | Why it triggers | Keep |
|---|---|---|
| 50 red, 50 total | Red is above 45 | Original plus reinspection note |
| 45 red, 66 total | Total is above 65 | Original plus reinspection note |
These fictional examples do not predict enforcement.
Use the report form to organize the record
The county-linked example inspection report is a blank two-page form. It provides a practical structure for saving a report:
- establishment identity and address;
- purpose, such as routine, preoperational, reinspection, complaint, or illness investigation;
- establishment type and risk category;
- inspection date, total points, red points, and repeat-red indicator;
- item number, observation, corrective action, and assigned points;
- comments and signatures; and
- whether a follow-up is needed.
The second page lists red high-risk factors and blue low-risk factors with item-level point values. Use those printed item values only when they appear on the dated report. A checked Follow-up Needed field can call for another action even when the webpage’s numeric reinspection trigger is not crossed. Do not create a private score from the blank form or infer an outcome the inspector did not record.
What the recent list looked like in October 2026
On October 20, 2026 the list on the county page, labeled All Inspections – Last 30 Days, held 114 inspection rows dated September 1 through October 15, 2026. We counted them:
- 35 rows showed zero red and zero blue points.
- 5 rows crossed a re-inspection threshold (more than 45 red or more than 65 total points).
- 2 rows showed a Total Points figure that didn’t equal red plus blue, including one with 15 red points and a total of 0.
The last point is the practical one. Read the red and blue columns and the numbered deficiencies, not just Total Points, and ask the county which figure is right when they disagree. These are our counts of the public list on one date, not county statistics.
Separate reinspection, hearing, and closure
Unresolved violations can lead to another visit, a hearing, or closure until correction. A reinspection threshold is not a closure order.
For a closure question, preserve the original inspection, appended reinspection note, any hearing or closure document, the correction evidence, and the later county decision allowing operations to resume. The site’s closure and permit-suspension guide can help keep those records in order.
Recover an older or missing inspection
The 30-day list is not a complete history. For previous-year reports, contact Thurston County Public Health and Social Services with the establishment name and address.
The county-linked legacy establishment lookup offers an All Inspections (Newest to Oldest) - Last 90 Days button and an alphabetical Select an Establishment list with name and address. Choose the matching entry, then select Lookup Inspection Details. A verified establishment detail showed the same permit, date, point, deficiency, and note fields for an event older than the 90-day button window. The button label is not a retention floor. This lookup predates the county’s October 2026 system change; if it stops returning a record, use the records route below.
For a specific missing document, use Thurston County’s Public Records Disclosure page. The county asks for a specific request.
Include the establishment name, address, permit type if known, a bounded date range, and the record type. Ask separately for the original inspection, appended reinspection notes, hearing or closure records, and authorization to resume operations. The lookup page doesn’t publish a retention period for older reports.
A dated inspection is not a guarantee of current food safety.
Sources were checked September 27, 2026, and the lookup page was rechecked October 20, 2026.