Cooked?Niks Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 2, 2024 →
- address735 E 12Th St Unit #408, Los Angeles 90021
Is Niks Kitchen clean?
Niks Kitchen is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 2, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Niks Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ☠️toxic items stored near food# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
- ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
When was Niks Kitchen last inspected?
Niks Kitchen has 1 inspection on record going back to February 2, 2024, averaging 92 points.
February 2, 2024 A
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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 February 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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