Cooked?Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 17, 2025 →
- address17321 Saticoy St, Northridge 91325
Is Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe clean?
Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 17, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
When was Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe last inspected?
Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2023, averaging 94 points.
April 17, 2025 A
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View full inspection →Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe vs Lake Balboa
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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.
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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 April 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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