Ding Tea Lakewood

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score90 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 11, 2024 →
• address5685 Woodruff Ave, Lakewood 90813

Is Ding Tea Lakewood clean?

Ding Tea Lakewood is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 11, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ding Tea Lakewood?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📦food stored wrong
  # 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside
  # 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
• 🚻bathroom issues
  # 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE

When was Ding Tea Lakewood last inspected?

Ding Tea Lakewood has 2 inspections on record going back to October 13, 2023, averaging 91 points.

Ding Tea Lakewood vs City Of Lakewood

City Of Lakewood runs 99% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 147 clean, 1 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Lakewood, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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.

Read the Los Angeles ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily, but the authority publishes in batches, so a recent visit may not appear yet. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 11, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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