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Picanta Mexican Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2026
- address1386 E Flamingo Rd Ste 102, Las Vegas 89119
Is Picanta Mexican Kitchen clean?
Picanta Mexican Kitchen is currently Grade A from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on January 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Picanta Mexican Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food wholesomecriticalFood wholesome
- ⚠️Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties. Effective employee health policy. Mandated certification and food handler card as required.Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties. Effective employee health policy. Mandated certification and food handler card as required.
When was Picanta Mexican Kitchen last inspected?
Picanta Mexican Kitchen has 2 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2025, averaging 6 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| January 8, 2025 | Grade A | 3 pts |
Picanta Mexican Kitchen vs Las Vegas
Las Vegas runs 99% clean across 12,050 tracked restaurants — 11,124 clean, 107 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 12,050 spots Cooked tracks in Las Vegas, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.
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How Las Vegas grades restaurants
The Southern Nevada Health District grades on demerits, and here more is worse: roughly 0–10 demerits earns an A, 11–20 a B, and 21 or more a C. Serious problems can skip the ladder entirely — an imminent health hazard gets the permit suspended and the kitchen shut on the spot, which shows up as a closure rather than a letter. SNHD covers all of Clark County, so Henderson, North Las Vegas and the unincorporated Strip all run the same scheme. Cooked reads A as clean, B as mid, C or a closure as cooked.
Source: Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) via SNHD Restaurant Inspections. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.