Health Department closes unpermitted pop-up food vendors in Shoreline
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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| Taco Nazareno pop-up |
Public Health lists the reason(s) the food business was closed. Reasons for closure may be due to food code violations and failure to follow the permitting process. Depending on the type of closure, additional information may include the date the facility was shut down, whether the business has reopened, the date it reopened, and additional notes.
Tacos Nazareno at 15510 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
- Date closed: September 4, 2026 at 7pm
- Reasons: Operating without a valid permit
- Imminent health hazard: Insufficient refrigeration to keep food safe
- Imminent health hazard: Operating without handwashing facilities
- Imminent health hazard: Operating with no water available
- Status:Closed
- Date closed: September 4, 2026 at 7pm
- Reasons: Operating without a valid permit
- Operating plans not reviewed and approved to ensure safe food handling and storage
- Imminent health hazard: Insufficient refrigeration to keep food safe
- Imminent health hazard: Operating with no water available
- Imminent health hazard: Operating without handwashing facilities
- Status: Closed
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12 comments:
These were both quite popular. I hope the owners seek a proper permit, address the food safety issues, and eventually reopen!
The owners don't care about permits and doing the right thing. They know municipal loopholes and take advantage of it until the municipality had enough. Sadly it took Public Health-Seattle & King County way too long to respond.
Ask your local municipality how much of your tax dollars were spent cleaning out storm drains that had dumped cooking grease and food waste inside. It was easily over $5k alone for Shoreline with multiple cleanings needed. Same impacts around the region (Kenmore/Kirkland).
They may have moved- there is a stand setting up on Aurora, kitty corner to Arby’s and a gas station.
Those unlicensed tacos were delish! They pop up in Lynnwood and Northgate too. I also hope they go legit and we will support their licensed handwashed business!
Weird that people purchase risky food.
risky food is cheap. licenses are overhead. water/handwashing is overhead processing grease properly is overhead if they have to pay for all that your tacos will be the same price as the restaurant around the corner. would be nice to figure out a middle ground for licensed pop-ups vs renegade food trucks vs established restaurants.
Why it takes the health department too long? Those vendors are just moving to a different city and doing the same things until they get caught. What was the punishment?
All food made by others is risky.
Where can I hire a personal food taster, preferably with royal experience?
It's impossible to get a valid permit. They don't have refrigerators, cooled prep stations, handwashing station, sinks, or bathrooms.
The wird part is no even cheap. Price is really close to any restaurant taco but owners doble the profit not paying taxes, permits, insurence, workers compensation, l&n, rent, utility bills, and other expenses the restaurants has.
They are back, setting up tonight in the upper part of the parking lot of Bella’s.
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