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Cafe Ah Sah
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 18, 2025
- address18202 S Western Ave, Gardena 90248
Is Cafe Ah Sah clean?
Cafe Ah Sah is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 18, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Ah Sah?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 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 off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
When was Cafe Ah Sah last inspected?
Cafe Ah Sah has 2 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2024, averaging 89 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2025 | Grade A | 90 pts |
| May 28, 2024 | Grade B | 88 pts |
Cafe Ah Sah 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 6% 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 September 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.