Pauls Kitchen

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score73 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 13, 2026 →
• address1012 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles 90015

Is Pauls Kitchen clean?

Pauls Kitchen is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Pauls Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
• ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• ⚠️TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENTcritical
• ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
• ⚠️PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT
• ⚠️WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
• ⚠️PROPER COOLING METHODScritical
• ⚠️DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE

When was Pauls Kitchen last inspected?

Pauls Kitchen has 3 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2024, averaging 86 points.

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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 February 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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