Sam Woo Bbq

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score80 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJanuary 6, 2026
• address937 E Las Tunas Dr Ste #C, San Gabriel 91776

Is Sam Woo Bbq clean?

Sam Woo Bbq is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on January 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sam Woo Bbq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
  PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• ⚠️HANDS CLEAN AND PROPERLY WASHED; PROPER GLOVE USEcritical
  HANDS CLEAN AND PROPERLY WASHED; PROPER GLOVE USE
• ⚠️WASHING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
  WASHING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
  NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• ⚠️COMPLIANCE WITH SHELLSTOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAYcritical
  COMPLIANCE WITH SHELLSTOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAY
• ⚠️TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDScritical
  TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS
• ⚠️IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
  IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
• ⚠️MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
  MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH

When was Sam Woo Bbq last inspected?

Sam Woo Bbq has 4 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2023, averaging 88 points.

Sam Woo Bbq vs Northeast San Gabriel

Northeast San Gabriel runs 97% clean across 102 tracked restaurants — 99 clean, 3 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 102 spots Cooked tracks in Northeast San Gabriel, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 January 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.