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Cavitena Bistro
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score85 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 4, 2025
- address1931 Pacific Coast Hwy, Lomita 90717
Is Cavitena Bistro clean?
Cavitena Bistro is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on March 4, 2025. 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 Cavitena Bistro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- ⚠️# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals insidecritical# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
When was Cavitena Bistro last inspected?
Cavitena Bistro has 2 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2025, averaging 83 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2025 | Grade B | 85 pts |
| February 10, 2025 | Grade B | 80 pts |
Cavitena Bistro vs City Of Lomita
City Of Lomita runs 97% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 143 clean, 5 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Lomita, this one comes out cleaner than 3% of them.
Other spots in City Of Lomita
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 March 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.