Public Health of Seattle and King County informs us that the Anita's Crepes stand at the Ballard Farmers Market was closed by a Public Health food inspector on Sunday, May 20, for a number of violations.

The report stated that Anita's failed to obtain variance for vacuum packaging salmon, kept potentially hazardous foods at unsafe temperatures, lacked handwashing facilities for food handlers which counts as an imminent health hazard.

The establishment will be reopened once the inspector confirms that all issues have been resolved.

Owner Anita Ross said she is really disappointed by the situation but the stand will be back soon.

"I was so disappointed with the whole situation because I wasn't there," she said.

Ross explained that the health inspector's main concern was that nitrate was being used to cure the salmon. But the inspector has since visited the restaurant to see how the salmon is smoked in the restaurant.

"It was really just a little mix-up there," she said. "Everything has been cleared."