Cooked?Mama's Donut Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2025 →
- address16844 Sherman Way, Van Nuys 91406
Is Mama's Donut Shop clean?
Mama's Donut Shop is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on March 20, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mama's Donut Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
When was Mama's Donut Shop last inspected?
Mama's Donut Shop has 2 inspections on record going back to February 12, 2024, averaging 95 points.
March 20, 2025 A
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View full inspection →February 12, 2024 A
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View full inspection →Mama's Donut Shop vs Lake Balboa
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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.
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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 March 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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