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Ground Work Coffee
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2025
- address811 Traction Ave, Los Angeles 90013
Is Ground Work Coffee clean?
Ground Work Coffee is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ground Work Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🚰handwashing sink issues# 05. HANDS CLEAN AND PROPERLY WASHED; GLOVES USED PROPERLY
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
When was Ground Work Coffee last inspected?
Ground Work Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2024, averaging 94 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2025 | Grade A | 93 pts |
| March 12, 2024 | Grade A | 95 pts |
Ground Work Coffee vs Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo runs 95% clean across 905 tracked restaurants — 863 clean, 33 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 905 spots Cooked tracks in Little Tokyo, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.