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Palm Tree La
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score81 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 29, 2025
- address3109 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles 90006
Is Palm Tree La clean?
Palm Tree La is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 29, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Palm Tree La?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
When was Palm Tree La last inspected?
Palm Tree La has 2 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2024, averaging 86 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2025 | Grade B | 81 pts |
| May 21, 2024 | Grade A | 90 pts |
Palm Tree La vs Koreatown
Koreatown runs 95% clean across 329 tracked restaurants — 314 clean, 14 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 329 spots Cooked tracks in Koreatown, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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.
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 April 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.