Seattle cracks down on unpermitted food vendors at Alki Beach in West Seattle

There's a crackdown on food vendors that have been reportedly operating illegally along Alki Beach in Seattle.
Seattle-King County Public Health reports it shut down seven vendors for selling tacos, hotdogs, and other snacks to beach-goers without a permit. Summertime in West Seattle is a crowded Alki Beach with food carts and kiosks along the boardwalk on weekends.
Public Health shut down seven vendors on June 23 along Alki that do not have a food permit indicating the vendor is trained in and following safe food handling practices to prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses like E.coli, salmonella, and norovirus, according to the health department.
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[@semicountryliving3095]

Crack down on those food vendors, but not on the high crime and shootings. Libturd logic. Keep voting blue.

[@123451248ify]

Food poisoning illnesses can't tell the difference between a Democrat and a Republican! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 It's also summer so people and food vendors are going to be spending some time together!

[@mexifry222]

Alki is a battleground between rich snobs and normal people. The public parking is being shrunk every year. In 5 years it won't be a public beach anymore. Waterfront access only.

[@Rashnak66]

really, Seattle? I mean sure, if you have spare time but isn't there some more pressing concerns, like North Aurora? Let's do some 'health checks' on the prostitutes. Are they paying their taxes? Surely you need a business license to sell sex on Aurora.

[@joesr.661]

SOOO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE A BUCK

[@realist7239]

priorities of seattle

[@206remyboyz7]

Lol 😂 right what a joke. Theirs all types of crime going on and unpermitted food vendors are their concern

[@realist7239]

@@206remyboyz7 somebody just died right there couple days ago

[@nickman3299]

Know what is a health concern all the fentanyl and needles laying around on the beach ahaha fuck Washington.

[@123451248ify]

​@@206remyboyz7 People can die from food poisoning. Also, it's summer. People are going to spend time at the beach.

[@206remyboyz7]

@@123451248ify just so you know even vendors with permits can provide the same food poisoning. Having a permit or not doesn't mean your exempt from poisoning.

[@intheshell35ify]

Give you three guesses who is at the heart of this "crackdown". You guessed... the brick and mortars charging $20 for a fish taco.

[@KokamoJoe1]

There are mobile food service businesses that follow the rules. They're they ones complying with regulations and buying the food permit. Buying the business license. They're the ones paying taxes. Don't think for a second that the legitimate businesses can drive these guys off by just lowering prices.

[@intheshell35ify]

@@KokamoJoe1 no one said a $20 fish taco wasn't worth every dime. If I was vacationing out there it's what I would expect to pay. But let's not fool ourselves about who is behind the "crackdown".

[@maxsmart9116]

​@@KokamoJoe1

[@ncascadehiker]

Why SE Asian cities are so exciting. Food carts and street food everywhere. Viva free enterprise.

[@eddieg6436]

……I’d rather eat a can of cat food than get near those UNHYGIENIC vendors. (the food poisoning in Las Vegas because of this trend of vendors is off the charts).

[@OutInTheBuyah]

@@eddieg6436 Here you are again, w/your bizarre obsession with hating WA.... More proof of you needing a life.

[@redjetsen1002]

Welcome to America...you can't just sneak in and open up a mobile kitchen.

[@NikkoBellic-sf6bo]

ohhh really.

[@EnlistedBombin]

Oh you can.. San Francisco fishermans warf area, San Diego, Las Vegas are all having HUGE problems with unpermited vendors right now. Fishermans warf has gotten so bad a bunch of the resturants that have been there for 50-100 years have closed. Hot bacon dog venders, chinese knockoffs, giant stuffed animals were all being sold right there.

[@seriouscarguys702]

Sneak in? What made you think that these vendors weren’t American not just Mexican?

[@redjetsen1002]

@@seriouscarguys702 usually street vendors have permits and assigned locations, many pay rent to a landlord that owns the property. If you sneak into a location and set up a business that is illegal. It's always about race with you guys. Get out of the guilt tripping agenda and start following the law.

[@redjetsen1002]

@@NikkoBellic-sf6bo Pay your taxes, have a permit. There are laws to keep the public safe. If you have ever travelled you will know Street vendors can make you sick. This is why there are health permits and laws in place. What are we a lawless country now that Democrats have guilt tripped us to death?

[@realist7239]

what a karen

[@anamorales-gz6wo]

😂😂😂

[@bambesfresser]

The fact that you have a permit means nothing. It is a piece of cake to pass the food handling test which isn't a surprise. If it would take brains or be difficult then any of the folks that work in restaurants that don't speak a lick of English wouldn't be able to pass it. There is also no requirement to do the test in person which should be another no-no as it allows one person to pass the tests for anyone else. But then, this is in line with testing requirements for realtors and mortgage brokers. At least there you have to take the initial test in person. Any recertifications can be done online. You can take an imbecile, have him cross A for every answer, finish the test. Write then the answers you got right, check B for the remaining questions on the next run and so on. There is no limit on retakes.

[@gawd4582]

Hit up Greenlake too.

[@GerardGousman]

Has nothing at all to do with public safety, only trying to keep poor people from being able to afford eating near the beach so they won't stay as long.

[@gawd4582]

No, it's a food/ health safety.

[@EnlistedBombin]

I grew up poor and when my mom would take us to the beach she would pack lunch... if you poor buying food like that is not the best financial choice. Nothing wrong with ham sandwiches, a bag of cheetos and a soda in a cooler. Not only that you family does not have a chance of getting food poisoning which they can not afford, money wise or work wise.

[@redjetsen1002]

wrong.. follow the laws in place. It's America you work from January to May to pay your taxes to the "Man" Don't expect to just come here open up a food stand and think you in the 3rd world.

[@Mrdad3255]

Has this CITY cleaned it's sell yet with repeat offenders and vote out the politicians that allow it to continue and given power back to the police to enforce the laws

[@imadequate3376]

We see you alki surf shop. I will be encouraging people to shop elsewhere. Any business supporting this has lost my business. Seattle's priorities are sp back asswards.

[@monawilliams4916]

🙄 Cheryl kick rocks 🪨

[@justsomedude7583]

Aaaah yes because this is the REAL problem the city needs to spend money to crack down on 😂

[@SRocco-dv8we]

Hilarious 😂, cause it’s like the easiest TASK in the world 🌍 ? You could not dream up an easier thing to have to do 😮. Control and enforce street vendors in one 😮 area. COMICAL . These losers stands and carts should have specific criteria as well . 😊

[@jimmyjohnsfan]

good time for me to take a trip and support some real ones

[@deliciaguajardo]

The fact that yall took the time to interview this Karen is insane, this isn’t about safety wtf let’s be real. They don’t like the fact that those “vendors” are profiting more than they are, nobody wants to wait in a huge line for food and spend a lot of money on just one meal at their restaurants, yall always find a way to put down my hardworking Hispanics who simply just want to make a living including other races, I have never got sick at all from any of those kind of vendors if anything they’re food tasted better than those expensive restaurants they have there !!!

[@NekoNebula1313]

You're just insecure about being Mexican

[@bambesfresser]

The food trucks can be very good. Love the one near Home Depot on Aurora. The cost difference is mainly due to rent/staff levels plus there are more cash payments in food trucks which may mysteriously disappear from the income stream. I don't begrudge them though. Any dollar the government doesn't get their hands on, is a dollar they cannot waste on idiocy.

[@imadequate3376]

EXACTLY! BOYCOTT ALKI SURF!

[@darlenemc3586]

Good idea and thank you! I'm always worrying about food safety practices.