Lee's Chinese Fast Food
1610 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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 2024.
- Last inspected Feb 11, 2026: passed with 9 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean, cited 2 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
- #11 in Santa Monica's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed Feb 11
Owner Requested Reinspection
9 violations
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible
- Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Passed Jan 15
Routine Inspection
15 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
- Critical Proper cooling methods
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
- Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- Minor Permit suspended, revoked, or modified
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
- Minor Permits available
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor No insects, rodents, birds or animals present
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- 2025
- Passed Jan 6
Routine Inspection
7 violations
- Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- Minor Proper cooling methods
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Permits available
- 2024
- Passed Feb 20
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Approved thawing methods used, frozen food maintained frozen
- Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Minor Permits available
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