King county closes food stand in Shoreline

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Elote is roasted corn, typically sold
 from pop up stands
Photo from the internet
The King county health department closed the Elote Stand at the corner of N 185th St & Aurora Ave N, located in the same shopping center as Bella's Voice Thrift Store (Gateway Plaza).

Date closed: August 12, 2026 at 6 pm

Reasons:
  • Operating without a valid permit
  • Failure to receive approval to operate
  • Imminent health hazard: Insufficient refrigeration to keep food safe
  • Operating plans not reviewed and approved to ensure safe food handling and storage
  • Imminent health hazard: Operating without hot water available
  • Imminent health hazard: Insufficient refrigeration to keep food safe
  • Imminent health hazard: Operating without handwashing facilities
Status: Closed


12 comments:

Anonymous,  August 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM  

about time they work past banker hours. Thats how these illegal food stands can keep doing this. These illegal food stands are in lynnwood to mount vernon. Also.

Anonymous,  August 15, 2026 at 11:47 AM  

Took a long time for the city to act on this. What about the one that operates at N 155 St. Aurora Ave north corner parking lot of Safeway?

Anonymous,  August 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM  

They moved across the street...8-13-26

Louie R.,  August 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM  

When you drive by this places on 99, you can notice the very poor, unhealthy and dangerous conditions in which this exposed food is handled, sold and manipulated when "nobody is watching" (during setup and closing). They only open 3 or 4 hrs in the evening, take over private business parking lots, even if stores are still open trying to skirt detection and regulation. Eater be ware, you eat at these places, you better be on the way home and ready to pay the consequences.

Anonymous,  August 15, 2026 at 11:50 PM  

Is that the food stand that is on the InterUrban Trail at 185th/Aurora?

Anonymous,  August 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM  

Now, can authorities impound the illegal motorized e-bikes with 13 year old riders?

Anonymous,  August 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM  

They need to start cracking down in all larger cities. Here in Auburn, this is rampant. There is a Goodwill on Auburn Way S and they were selling hot food out of a van as well has drinks and elote all together.

Anonymous,  August 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM  

0n 164th I see sheriff officers patroning these stands. Why is everyone so woke, it’s a public safety issue. Oh yeah, I had to read what I wrote.. .

Anonymous,  August 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM  

They are still selling food on 185th and Aurora.

Anonymous,  August 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM  

No kidding. Ugh

Anonymous,  August 18, 2026 at 12:35 PM  

Caveat Emptor...

Anonymous,  August 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM  

It’s a food stand not a restaurant, if I want to buy corn on the street that’s my business not the city. Please focus on actual problems, like the minors riding e-bikes and low level motorcycles illegally and dangerously all over the area. Rent is too high for businesses to properly open so they get creative, maybe focus on the root of the issue before creating hardship for struggling people!

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