Izakaya Gazen

362 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Passed re-check · Jul 15, 2026 Directions
76
Fair BiteKarma score 76 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 Jul 15, 2026: passed with 7 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized, cited 2 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 15

    Owner Requested Reinspection

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
    • Minor Food separated and protected
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
  3. Passed Jul 7

    Routine Inspection

    13 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Time as a public health control; procedures and records
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Food storage; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
    • Minor Food separated and protected
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Dec 17

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Dec 13

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean

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