Gangnam Korean BBQ

21004 Pioneer Blvd, Lakewood, CA 90715

Passed re-check · Jun 1, 2026 Directions
67
Poor BiteKarma score 67 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jun 1, 2026: passed with 8 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Proper hot and cold holding temperatures, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • #2 in Lakewood's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 1

    Owner Requested Reinspection

    8 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained; used; test equipment
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Food separated and protected
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
  3. Passed May 26

    Routine Inspection

    14 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Critical No insects, rodents, birds or animals present
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Food separated and protected
    • Minor Permit suspended, revoked, or modified
    • Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Minor Demonstration of knowledge
    • Minor Food storage; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
    • Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Nov 7

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
    • Minor Personal cleanliness and hair restraints
    • Minor Proper eating, drinking, or tobacco use

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BiteKarma scores around Gangnam Korean BBQ, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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