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South La Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score94 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 4, 2025
- address3782 W Martin Luther King Blvd, Los Angeles 90062
Is South La Cafe clean?
South La Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 4, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at South La Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
When was South La Cafe last inspected?
South La Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to August 4, 2025, averaging 94 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2025 | Grade A | 94 pts |
South La Cafe vs Crenshaw District
Crenshaw District runs 91% clean across 55 tracked restaurants — 50 clean, 4 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 55 spots Cooked tracks in Crenshaw District, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 August 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.