• gradeGrade A
• inspection score92 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 13, 2026 →
• address4144 1/2 Woodruff Ave, Lakewood 90713

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Is Waba Grill clean?

Waba Grill is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Waba Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
• ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE

When was Waba Grill last inspected?

Waba Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2023, averaging 95 points.

Waba Grill vs Long Beach

Long Beach runs 98% clean across 111 tracked restaurants — 109 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 111 spots Cooked tracks in Long Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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