The Sand Trap

• official resultB
• gradeGrade B
• score82 pts
• inspection typeROUTINE INSPECTION
• failed findings13
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical
  Official wording: # 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
  code F0074 points
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: # 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
  code F0142 points
• 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside
  Official wording: # 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
  code F0232 points
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: # 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
  code F0251 point
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: # 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
  code F0271 point
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  Official wording: # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
  code F0351 point
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: # 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
  code F0361 point
• ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
  code F0391 point
• 🚻bathroom issues
  Official wording: # 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
  code F0431 point
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
  code F0441 point
• ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
  code F0481 point
• ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  code F0522 points
• ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
  code F0490 points

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on April 22, 2024: Score changed by -9 points. 10 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: LA County Open Data.