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Northern Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 28, 2024
- address608 E Valley Blvd #A, San Gabriel 91776
Is Northern Cafe clean?
Northern Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on October 28, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Northern Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
When was Northern Cafe last inspected?
Northern Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to October 9, 2024, averaging 89 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2024 | Grade A | 93 pts |
| October 9, 2024 | Grade B | 85 pts |
Northern Cafe vs City Of San Gabriel
City Of San Gabriel runs 90% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 468 clean, 38 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in City Of San Gabriel, this one comes out cleaner than 41% of them.
Other spots in City Of San Gabriel
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 October 28, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.