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Burgers 99
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 28, 2025
- address131 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles 90036
Is Burgers 99 clean?
Burgers 99 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 28, 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 Burgers 99?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
When was Burgers 99 last inspected?
Burgers 99 has 2 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2024, averaging 94 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2025 | Grade A | 91 pts |
| January 26, 2024 | Grade A | 96 pts |
Burgers 99 vs Melrose
Melrose runs 98% clean across 653 tracked restaurants — 637 clean, 13 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 653 spots Cooked tracks in Melrose, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.