• gradeGrade A
• inspection score92 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 18, 2026 →
• address3520 E Avenue M, Palmdale 93550

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Is Northrop Cafeteria S-3 clean?

Northrop Cafeteria S-3 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 18, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Northrop Cafeteria S-3?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️HOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLEcritical
• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
• ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE

When was Northrop Cafeteria S-3 last inspected?

Northrop Cafeteria S-3 has 5 inspections on record going back to September 9, 2024, averaging 97 points.

Northrop Cafeteria S-3 vs Palmdale

Palmdale runs 97% clean across 130 tracked restaurants — 126 clean, 4 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 130 spots Cooked tracks in Palmdale, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 May 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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