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La Bbq King
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score87 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2024
- address5309 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles 90037
Is La Bbq King clean?
La Bbq King is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Bbq King?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- ☠️toxic items stored near food# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
When was La Bbq King last inspected?
La Bbq King has 1 inspection on record going back to January 22, 2024, averaging 87 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2024 | Grade B | 87 pts |
La Bbq King vs Vermont Square
Vermont Square runs 96% clean across 47 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 47 spots Cooked tracks in Vermont Square, this one comes out cleaner than 2% of them.
Other spots in Vermont Square
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 January 22, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.