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Bafang Dumpling
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score94 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 2, 2025
- address1691 W Artesia Blvd, Gardena 90248
Is Bafang Dumpling clean?
Bafang Dumpling is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bafang Dumpling?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was Bafang Dumpling last inspected?
Bafang Dumpling has 4 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2023, averaging 96 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2025 | Grade A | 94 pts |
| August 13, 2024 | Grade A | 96 pts |
| January 17, 2024 | Grade A | 96 pts |
| September 6, 2023 | Grade A | 99 pts |
Bafang Dumpling vs Harbor Gateway
Harbor Gateway runs 94% clean across 199 tracked restaurants — 187 clean, 8 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 199 spots Cooked tracks in Harbor Gateway, this one comes out cleaner than 39% of them.
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How Los Angeles grades restaurants
Los Angeles County posts a letter placard in the window, and unlike New York the score runs the friendly way: higher is better. 90 to 100 points earns an A, 80 to 89 a B, and anything below that a C. The county inspects roughly every six months to a year depending on risk, and a failed inspection can close a kitchen until it is fixed. Because LA’s scores are final at the time of inspection — there is no pending window — a letter can be read straight off the score when the placard field is blank.
Source: LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health via LA County Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.