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Village Cafe

health inspection grade Β· Winnetka
😬mid
  • gradeGrade B
  • inspection score80 pts
  • critical violations2
  • last inspectedMay 20, 2026 β†’
  • address20122 Vanowen St, Winnetka 91306
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Is Village Cafe clean?

Village Cafe is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations β€” the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Village Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcritical
  • ⚠️MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
  • ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
  • ⚠️WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED; USED; TEST EQUIPMENT
  • ⚠️WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
  • ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
  • ⚠️TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
  • ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  • ⚠️PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATUREScritical
  • ⚠️DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE
  • ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

When was Village Cafe last inspected?

Village Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to January 10, 2024, averaging 82 points.

May 20, 2026 B ROUTINE INSPECTION Β· 80 pts Β· 11 failed findings

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April 9, 2025 B OWNER INITIATED INSPECTION Β· 81 pts Β· 9 failed findings

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March 26, 2025 C ROUTINE INSPECTION Β· 71 pts Β· 13 failed findings

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April 15, 2024 A OWNER INITIATED INSPECTION Β· 90 pts Β· 7 failed findings

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April 2, 2024 B ROUTINE INSPECTION Β· 80 pts Β· 11 failed findings

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January 10, 2024 A ROUTINE INSPECTION Β· 91 pts Β· 7 failed findings

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Village Cafe vs Winnetka

Winnetka runs 99% clean across 180 tracked restaurants β€” 178 clean, 1 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 180 spots Cooked tracks in Winnetka, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 β€” there is no pending window β€” 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 β€” this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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