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The Kluckin Chicken
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 31, 2025
- address6248 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90038
Is The Kluckin Chicken clean?
The Kluckin Chicken is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 31, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Kluckin Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 31, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- 🛠️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
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
When was The Kluckin Chicken last inspected?
The Kluckin Chicken has 3 inspections on record going back to February 20, 2024, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | Grade A | 91 pts |
| October 3, 2024 | Grade A | 94 pts |
| February 20, 2024 | Grade A | 95 pts |
The Kluckin Chicken vs Melrose
Melrose runs 98% clean across 653 tracked restaurants — 637 clean, 13 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 653 spots Cooked tracks in Melrose, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 July 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.