Java Man

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score90 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 6, 2024
• address157 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach 90254

Is Java Man clean?

Java Man is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 6, 2024. 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 Java Man?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
  # 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
• ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
  # 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  # 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical
  # 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
• ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
  # 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD

When was Java Man last inspected?

Java Man has 2 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2023, averaging 91 points.

Java Man vs City Of Hermosa Beach

City Of Hermosa Beach runs 97% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 208 clean, 5 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Hermosa Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 September 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.