Cooked?Buena Mesa Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 9, 2024 →
- address5861 Firestone Blvd, South Gate 90280
Is Buena Mesa Restaurant clean?
Buena Mesa Restaurant is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on October 9, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Buena Mesa Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 9, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️# 19. CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
When was Buena Mesa Restaurant last inspected?
Buena Mesa Restaurant has 1 inspection on record going back to October 9, 2024, averaging 90 points.
October 9, 2024 A
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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 October 9, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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