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Waba Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score95 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 31, 2025
- address16923 Vanowen St, Van Nuys 91406
Is Waba Grill clean?
Waba Grill is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on January 31, 2025. 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 January 31, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was Waba Grill last inspected?
Waba Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to October 11, 2023, averaging 95 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2025 | Grade A | 95 pts |
| October 11, 2023 | Grade A | 95 pts |
Waba Grill vs Lake Balboa
Lake Balboa runs 98% clean across 173 tracked restaurants — 170 clean, 3 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 173 spots Cooked tracks in Lake Balboa, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.
Other spots in Lake Balboa
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 January 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.