Urban Masala

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score93 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 29, 2024 →
• address6554 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles 90028

Is Urban Masala clean?

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

What did inspectors find at Urban Masala?

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

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  # 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
• 🛠️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
• ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD

When was Urban Masala last inspected?

Urban Masala has 1 inspection on record going back to January 29, 2024, averaging 93 points.

Urban Masala vs Melrose

Melrose runs 98% clean across 653 tracked restaurants — 637 clean, 13 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 653 spots Cooked tracks in Melrose, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.

Read the Los Angeles ratings guide →

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 January 29, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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