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California Burgers
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score83 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 4, 2025
- address870 W Washington Blvd, Montebello 90640
Is California Burgers clean?
California Burgers is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at California Burgers?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ☠️toxic items stored near food# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
When was California Burgers last inspected?
California Burgers has 2 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2024, averaging 83 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2025 | Grade B | 83 pts |
| June 13, 2024 | Grade B | 82 pts |
California Burgers vs City Of Commerce
City Of Commerce runs 88% clean across 136 tracked restaurants — 120 clean, 12 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 136 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Commerce, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.
Other spots in City Of Commerce
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.
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 August 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.