How grading works in Los Angeles County.

Start with the local scale

Los Angeles County scores restaurants out of 100 and posts a letter grade card, so a HIGHER score is better: 90–100 is an A, 80–89 a B, and 70–79 a C. Below 70 the restaurant gets a numeric score card instead of a letter. The County publishes this data in periodic batches rather than daily. Pasadena, Long Beach and Vernon run their own health departments and are not included.

A score is not universal

Never compare results between cities. Some departments add points for violations, others use pass/fail, and a lower score can mean a better result.

Read beyond the latest result

Check the inspection date, each recorded violation, and any follow-up inspection. Closures and re-inspections are labeled in each restaurant’s history.