Cooked?The Grain Cafe
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score82 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 12, 2023 →
- address10032 Venice Blvd, Culver City 90032
Is The Grain Cafe clean?
The Grain Cafe is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 12, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Grain Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹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
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️# 46. SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🍗undercooked food risk# 09. PROPER COOLING METHODS
When was The Grain Cafe last inspected?
The Grain Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to September 12, 2023, averaging 82 points.
September 12, 2023 B
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View full inspection →The Grain Cafe vs Palms
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Against the 264 spots Cooked tracks in Palms, 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.
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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 September 12, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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