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The Cove

5731 SE Columbia WY, VANCOUVER WA 98661 · (360) 986-1084

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Level 3 high · Restaurant

Grade

D-

avg 25 pts · better than 11% of Restaurants


Current Score

23 pts
Minor

Most recent: Feb 4, 2026


Red points 10 pts
Blue points 13 pts
County avg 13 pts

Score Trend · All Inspections

County avg (restaurant): 11 to 16

The Cove holds a D-minus grade and ranks in the bottom tenth of similar restaurants in the county, indicating performance well below typical standards for food service establishments. The facility has demonstrated a persistent pattern of high-risk violations centered on improper food storage and temperature control, with bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods cited repeatedly in September 2023 and July 2025, each triggering mandatory follow-up inspections that initially failed. While violations were resolved within a month of each incident, the same critical safety issues have resurged across multiple inspection cycles, most recently in February 2026 with improper cold holding documented again.

Inspection History

Feb 4, 2026

Level 3 high

23
Minor
+1 more

Aug 22, 2025

Level 3 high

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

Jul 23, 2025

Level 3 high

Follow-up required
50
Significant

Jan 22, 2025

Level 3 high

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

May 23, 2024

Level 3 high

45
Significant
+1 more

Oct 26, 2023

Level 3 high

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

Sep 27, 2023

Level 3 high

Follow-up required
60
Significant

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