Tower 12

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score90 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 29, 2024
• address53 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach 90254

Is Tower 12 clean?

Tower 12 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 29, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tower 12?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 29, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• 🧼hand hygiene slipping
  # 04. PROPER EATING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
• 🛠️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
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  # 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE

When was Tower 12 last inspected?

Tower 12 has 2 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2024, averaging 93 points.

Tower 12 vs City Of Hermosa Beach

City Of Hermosa Beach runs 97% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 208 clean, 5 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Hermosa Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 September 29, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.