Wah Gwaan Jamaican Kitchen & Bar
4371 Crenshaw Blvd Ste A, Los Angeles, CA 90008
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 Oct 8, 2025: passed with 12 violations, 2 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- #39 in Los Angeles's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Oct 8
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Critical No insects, rodents, birds or animals present
- Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
- Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
- Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used
- Minor Permit suspended, revoked, or modified
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible
- Minor Food safety certification
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- 2024
- Passed Jul 31
Owner Requested Reinspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
- Passed Jul 18
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 4 critical
- Critical No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Critical Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated
- Critical Proper cooling methods
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Multiple major critical violations /increased risk to public health
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Permit suspension
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