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Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 27, 2025
- address16935 Vanowen St Ste L, Van Nuys 91406
Is Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant clean?
Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 27, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant last inspected?
Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2023, averaging 94 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2025 | Grade A | 92 pts |
| February 19, 2025 | Grade A | 95 pts |
| December 28, 2023 | Grade A | 96 pts |
Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant vs Lake Balboa
Lake Balboa runs 98% clean across 173 tracked restaurants — 170 clean, 3 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 173 spots Cooked tracks in Lake Balboa, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 August 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.