Cooked?Zoo Spicy Bistro
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 2, 2026 →
- address2450 E Carson St, Lakewood 90712
Is Zoo Spicy Bistro clean?
Zoo Spicy Bistro is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Zoo Spicy Bistro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDScritical
- ⚠️FOOD STORAGE; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
When was Zoo Spicy Bistro last inspected?
Zoo Spicy Bistro has 1 inspection on record going back to April 2, 2026, averaging 92 points.
April 2, 2026 A
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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 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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