Accommodation & Food Services · Renton, WA

Exit 5 Korean BBQ

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $46,052 in back wages owed to 28 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

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OSHA penalties
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Violations cited
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OSHA inspections
$46,052
Back wages owed

Exit 5 Korean BBQ in Renton, WA has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $46,052 in back wages owed to 28 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

F 27/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $46K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($46K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Exit 5 Korean BBQ in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Exit 5 Korean BBQ ranks #2,512 among 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers with WHD recoveries ($46,052). Exit 5 Korean BBQ carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,512 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($46,052).

How Exit 5 Korean BBQ Compares

Exit 5 Korean BBQ in Renton, WA has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Wendy's in Atlanta, GA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Exit 5 Korean BBQ to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$46,052
Employees Affected
28
WHD Violations
29
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,645
Avg Back Wages per CaseAbove average
$46,052

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Exit 5 Korean BBQ owed $46,052 in back wages to 28 employees across 1 case and 29 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Accommodation & Food Services

How Exit 5 Korean BBQ compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Exit 5 Korean BBQ Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.2
Violations 0 0.5
Total Penalty $0 $670
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,941

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What to do with this record

Use Exit 5 Korean BBQ's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Exit 5 Korean BBQ against Royal China, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Exit 5 Korean BBQ's inspection and penalty record is typical for Accommodation & Food Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Accommodation & Food Services sector
  • Exit 5 Korean BBQ also carries $46,052 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Exit 5 Korean BBQ been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Exit 5 Korean BBQ, resulting in $46,052 in back wages owed to 28 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Exit 5 Korean BBQ operate in?
Exit 5 Korean BBQ operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 722110). This industry has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 5,697 total OSHA inspections and $16.76M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Exit 5 Korean BBQ owes me wages?
If you believe Exit 5 Korean BBQ owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $46,052 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Exit 5 Korean BBQ's safety record compare to industry average?
Exit 5 Korean BBQ's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $670 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Wendy's in Atlanta, GA is a similar accommodation & food services employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.