Cooked?Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #3261
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score89 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 13, 2026 →
- address1822 W 162Nd St, Gardena 90247
Is Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #3261 clean?
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #3261 is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #3261?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- ⚠️WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED; USED; TEST EQUIPMENT
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
When was Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #3261 last inspected?
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #3261 has 2 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2024, averaging 86 points.
April 13, 2026 B
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View full inspection →Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #3261 vs City Of Gardena
City Of Gardena runs 93% clean across 331 tracked restaurants — 308 clean, 21 mid, 2 cooked.
Against the 331 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Gardena, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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