Howdy's Sonrisa Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score91 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 7, 2025
• address23401 Civic Center Way # 3A, Malibu 90265

Is Howdy's Sonrisa Cafe clean?

Howdy's Sonrisa Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on November 7, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Howdy's Sonrisa Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
  PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
• ⚠️WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED; USED; TEST EQUIPMENT
  WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED; USED; TEST EQUIPMENT
• ⚠️TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS
  TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS
• ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• ⚠️TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
  TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE

When was Howdy's Sonrisa Cafe last inspected?

Howdy's Sonrisa Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2024, averaging 94 points.

Howdy's Sonrisa Cafe vs City Of Malibu

City Of Malibu runs 100% clean across 116 tracked restaurants — 116 clean, 0 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 116 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Malibu, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 November 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.