Cooked?Matapan Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score94 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 7, 2025 →
- address14043 Sherman Way, Van Nuys 91405
Is Matapan Restaurant clean?
Matapan Restaurant is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Matapan Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ☠️toxic items stored near food# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- ⚠️# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
When was Matapan Restaurant last inspected?
Matapan Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2023, averaging 90 points.
July 7, 2025 A
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View full inspection →June 30, 2025 B
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View full inspection →December 12, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Matapan Restaurant 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 42% 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.
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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 July 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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