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The Java Wave Coffeeshop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 6, 2025
- address2201 W Palos Verdes Dr, Palos Verdes Estates 90274
Is The Java Wave Coffeeshop clean?
The Java Wave Coffeeshop is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Java Wave Coffeeshop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ☠️toxic items stored near food# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
When was The Java Wave Coffeeshop last inspected?
The Java Wave Coffeeshop has 1 inspection on record going back to August 6, 2025, averaging 91 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2025 | Grade A | 91 pts |
The Java Wave Coffeeshop vs City Of Palos Verdes Estates
City Of Palos Verdes Estates runs 100% clean across 20 tracked restaurants — 20 clean, 0 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 20 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Palos Verdes Estates, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.