Owa Kitchen

1635 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Passed · Aug 24, 2026 Directions
88
Good BiteKarma score 88 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 24, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 24

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible
    • Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
  3. Passed Feb 11

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Approved thawing methods used, frozen food
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Feb 23

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Hot water available

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