Meat Dept

15202 Hawthorne Blvd, Lawndale, CA 90260

Passed · Mar 11, 2026 Directions
91
Excellent BiteKarma score 91 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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Mar 11, 2026: passed with 3 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean, cited 2 times.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Mar 11

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
  3. 2025
  4. Passed May 8

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Mar 29

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper cooling methods
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
  7. 2023
  8. Passed Dec 4

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices

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