Cooked?Uncle John's Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score98 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 1, 2026 →
- address421 W 8Th St, Los Angeles 90014
Is Uncle John's Cafe clean?
Uncle John's Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Uncle John's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
When was Uncle John's Cafe last inspected?
Uncle John's Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to June 10, 2024, averaging 94 points.
April 1, 2026 A
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View full inspection →January 6, 2025 A
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View full inspection →June 10, 2024 A
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View full inspection →Uncle John's Cafe vs Little Tokyo
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Against the 905 spots Cooked tracks in Little Tokyo, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 April 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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