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Bbq Choice Inc Dba Ara's Shawarma
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score85 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
- address5553 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles 90028
Is Bbq Choice Inc Dba Ara's Shawarma clean?
Bbq Choice Inc Dba Ara's Shawarma is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Bbq Choice Inc Dba Ara's Shawarma?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEANFLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENTcriticalNO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
- ⚠️PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMITPERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT
- ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLEADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFINGPREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
When was Bbq Choice Inc Dba Ara's Shawarma last inspected?
Bbq Choice Inc Dba Ara's Shawarma has 4 inspections on record going back to August 19, 2024, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Grade B | 85 pts |
| January 26, 2026 | Grade A | 96 pts |
| December 17, 2024 | Grade A | 96 pts |
| August 19, 2024 | Grade A | 96 pts |
Bbq Choice Inc Dba Ara's Shawarma vs Little Armenia
Little Armenia runs 97% clean across 289 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 9 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 289 spots Cooked tracks in Little Armenia, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 February 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.