Aro Latin

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score92 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 3, 2024 →
• address1019 Mission St, South Pasadena 91030

Is Aro Latin clean?

Aro Latin is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 3, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Aro Latin?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• 📦food stored wrong
  # 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
• ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  # 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

When was Aro Latin last inspected?

Aro Latin has 2 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2023, averaging 94 points.

Aro Latin vs City Of South Pasadena

City Of South Pasadena runs 97% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 5 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in City Of South Pasadena, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

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How Los Angeles grades restaurants

Los Angeles County posts a letter placard in the window, and unlike New York the score runs the friendly way: higher is better. 90 to 100 points earns an A, 80 to 89 a B, and anything below that a C. The county inspects roughly every six months to a year depending on risk, and a failed inspection can close a kitchen until it is fixed. Because LA’s scores are final at the time of inspection — there is no pending window — a letter can be read straight off the score when the placard field is blank.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily, but the authority publishes in batches, so a recent visit may not appear yet. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health via LA County Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 3, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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