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Express Japan

8700 NE Vancouver Mall DR STE 275, VANCOUVER WA 98662 · 3608964213

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Food Establishment - Level 3 (A-B) · Restaurant

Grade

C+
improving

avg 14 pts · better than 39% of Restaurants


Current Score

2 pts
Clean

Most recent: Sep 23, 2026


Red points 0 pts
Blue points 2 pts
County avg 12 pts

Score Trend · All Inspections

County avg (restaurant): 11 to 19

Express Japan currently holds a C+ grade and performs better than about 39% of comparable restaurants in the county, placing it in the lower-middle range. The facility's record shows a dramatic turnaround in the most recent inspection of September 2026, when violations dropped to just 2 points after peaking at 35 points in September 2025. The prior two years revealed a troubling pattern of escalating violations across food safety fundamentals: inadequate handwashing facilities appeared in March 2025, improper produce washing and missing temperature controls emerged in September 2025, and toxic substance handling violations surfaced in March 2026. The sharp improvement in the latest inspection suggests corrective action has taken hold, though the facility will need to sustain this momentum over multiple future inspections to demonstrate lasting change.

Repeat Violations

3 in a row
3 in a row

Inspection History

Sep 23, 2026

Food Establishment - Level 3 (A-B)

2
Clean
Physical Facilities Properly Maintained; Unnecessary Persons Excluded 2 pts

Mar 24, 2026

Level 3 High

20
Minor
+1 more

Sep 29, 2025

Level 3 High

35
Minor
+3 more

Mar 4, 2025

Level 3 High

23
Minor
+1 more

Sep 6, 2024

Level 3 High

10
Minor

Apr 19, 2024

Level 3 High

16
Minor
+1 more

Dec 15, 2023

Level 3 High

8
Clean

Aug 31, 2023

Level 3 High

10
Minor

Apr 21, 2023

Level 3 High

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

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