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VeraCruz Bay Bakery

3405 E Fourth Plain BLVD, VANCOUVER WA 98661 · (360) 980-9978

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Level 3 High · Restaurant

Grade

D-
declining

avg 23 pts · better than 16% of Restaurants


Current Score

40 pts
Significant

Most recent: Apr 9, 2026


Red points 30 pts
Blue points 10 pts
County avg 14 pts

Score Trend · All Inspections

County avg (restaurant): 10 to 16

VeraCruz Bay Bakery holds a D-minus grade and scores worse than 84 percent of similar restaurants, placing it in the lowest tier of facilities in its category. The bakery has struggled persistently with toxic substance storage and handling since May 2023, and that violation has reappeared across multiple inspections including the most recent one in April 2026; more concerning, food temperature control failures have emerged as a critical new pattern, with improper cold holding, food stored at room temperature, and inadequate refrigeration documented in four of the last five inspections. The facility's trajectory is downward, with violations escalating sharply from July 2025 onward, moving from occasional issues to consistent high-risk temperature and storage failures that suggest deteriorating operational standards.

Repeat Violations

4 in a row

Inspection History

Apr 9, 2026

Level 3 High

40
Significant
+1 more

Dec 17, 2025

Level 3 High

25
Minor

Jul 22, 2025

Level 3 High

30
Minor

Mar 7, 2025

Level 3 High

15
Minor

Nov 8, 2024

Level 3 High

10
Minor

Jun 20, 2024

Level 3 High

15
Minor

Feb 23, 2024

Level 3 High

23
Minor
+1 more

Oct 25, 2023

Level 3 High

28
Minor
+3 more

May 18, 2023

Level 3 High

20
Minor

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