Trader Joe's #31

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score91 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 11, 2026
• address263 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles 90036

Is Trader Joe's #31 clean?

Trader Joe's #31 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Trader Joe's #31?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
  PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
• ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
  PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• ⚠️HOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLEcritical
  HOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLE
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
  NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

When was Trader Joe's #31 last inspected?

Trader Joe's #31 has 3 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2023, averaging 94 points.

Trader Joe's #31 vs Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile runs 96% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 76 clean, 2 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in Miracle Mile, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 June 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.