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La Fogata
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score85 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address5142 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks 91423
Is La Fogata clean?
La Fogata is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. 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 Fogata?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEANFLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATETHERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENTcriticalNO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANNON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGEPLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
When was La Fogata last inspected?
La Fogata has 4 inspections on record going back to November 13, 2023, averaging 90 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Grade B | 85 pts |
| October 15, 2024 | Grade A | 94 pts |
| September 25, 2024 | Grade B | 87 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | Grade A | 95 pts |
La Fogata vs Valley Glen
Valley Glen runs 97% clean across 471 tracked restaurants — 458 clean, 13 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 471 spots Cooked tracks in Valley Glen, this one comes out cleaner than 1% of them.
Other spots in Valley Glen
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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.