Cooked?The Lion Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score95 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2024 →
- address5800 Fulton Ave, Van Nuys 91401
Is The Lion Cafe clean?
The Lion Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 20, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Lion Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
When was The Lion Cafe last inspected?
The Lion Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to February 20, 2024, averaging 95 points.
February 20, 2024 A
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View full inspection →The Lion Cafe vs Valley Glen
Valley Glen runs 97% clean across 471 tracked restaurants — 458 clean, 13 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 471 spots Cooked tracks in Valley Glen, this one comes out cleaner than 54% 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 February 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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