The Sand Trap

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score86 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 11, 2025
• address501 Avalon Canyon Rd, Avalon 90704

Is The Sand Trap clean?

The Sand Trap is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on October 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Sand Trap?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
  FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
• ⚠️FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
  FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
• ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
  NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
• ⚠️APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD
  APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD
• ⚠️TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
  TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
  PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
• ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
  PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATUREScritical
  PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

When was The Sand Trap last inspected?

The Sand Trap has 6 inspections on record going back to August 14, 2023, averaging 90 points.

The Sand Trap vs City Of Avalon

City Of Avalon runs 90% clean across 70 tracked restaurants — 63 clean, 7 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 70 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Avalon, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 October 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.