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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 2023.
- Last inspected Dec 12, 2025: passed with 7 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Dec 12
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained; used; test equipment
- Minor Food storage; food storage containers identified
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- 2024
- Passed Dec 2
Routine Inspection
8 violations
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- 2023
- Passed Nov 27
Routine Inspection
7 violations
- Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Lala's DTLA, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.