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Union Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score96 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2025
- address1138 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena 91030
Is Union Bakery clean?
Union Bakery is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 18, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Union Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
When was Union Bakery last inspected?
Union Bakery has 2 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2023, averaging 97 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2025 | Grade A | 96 pts |
| September 7, 2023 | Grade A | 97 pts |
Union Bakery vs City Of South Pasadena
City Of South Pasadena runs 97% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 5 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in City Of South Pasadena, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 February 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.