The Dosa Spot

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score83 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 2, 2025
• address18929 Norwalk Blvd, Cerritos 90701

Is The Dosa Spot clean?

The Dosa Spot is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 2, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Dosa Spot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  # 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
• ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
  # 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
• 🚻bathroom issues
  # 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside
  # 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
• 🧫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
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  # 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
• ⚠️# 46. SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
  # 46. SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE

When was The Dosa Spot last inspected?

The Dosa Spot has 2 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2024, averaging 87 points.

The Dosa Spot vs City Of Artesia

City Of Artesia runs 94% clean across 232 tracked restaurants — 218 clean, 10 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 232 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Artesia, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 September 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.