Osteria La Buca

5210 Melrose Ave · 90038 · Restaurant (61-150) Seats High Risk

Passing — no major issuesScore 98 of 100

Most recent inspection September 25, 2025 — 385 days ago. Up 1 points from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 160 days.

Inspection types on record: Routine Inspection (4), Owner Initiated Inspection (1).

Why this grade is A

A grades go to establishments scoring 90 or above — inspectors found no major food-safety problems. The inspection score was 98 out of 100.

No itemized violations were published for the most recent inspection, so the score is the only detail on file.

Inspection summary

Osteria La Buca has 5 health inspections on record with Los Angeles, with scores ranging from 86 to 99. The latest inspection on September 25, 2025 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 90038 is 94, so this location scores higher than its neighborhood average.

Inspection history

September 25, 2025
Routine Inspection
A · 98
January 24, 2025
Routine Inspection
A · 97
May 3, 2024
Owner Initiated Inspection
A · 99
April 23, 2024
Routine Inspection
B · 86
December 27, 2023
Routine Inspection
A · 93

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Source: Los Angeles Metro open data. Grades shown as “derived” are calculated from the published score when the record has no official letter grade.