Snohomish County businesses still waiting as health department deals with permitting problems

Food trucks and restaurants have been waiting for months to get permits, as opposed to weeks.

EVERETT, Wash — The lunch rush at Kel’s Cafe is not much of a rush at all.

“It’s been heartbreaking, frustrating,” said Sam Dahl, the owner of the Everett cafe.

Dahl has been waiting since February for the Snohomish County Health Department to give the cafe an initial inspection.

Six months later they still can’t fully open.

“People come in and we have to turn three out of five people away because they’re looking for lunch,” Dahl said.

Without the proper permits,

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