Lab88

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score75 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 12, 2026 →
• address10602 Lower Azusa Rd, El Monte 91731

Is Lab88 clean?

Lab88 is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Lab88?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
• ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENTcritical
• ⚠️PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT
• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
• ⚠️TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcritical
• ⚠️IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING

When was Lab88 last inspected?

Lab88 has 5 inspections on record going back to August 31, 2023, averaging 85 points.

Lab88 vs City Of Temple City

City Of Temple City runs 92% clean across 169 tracked restaurants — 156 clean, 9 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 169 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Temple City, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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.

Read the Los Angeles ratings guide →

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 February 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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