Cooked?Carnitas El Chango
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 14, 2025 →
- address3839 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles 90023
Is Carnitas El Chango clean?
Carnitas El Chango is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 14, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Carnitas El Chango?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🍗undercooked food risk# 09. PROPER COOLING METHODS
- 🍽️food left unprotected# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
When was Carnitas El Chango last inspected?
Carnitas El Chango has 1 inspection on record going back to February 14, 2025, averaging 91 points.
February 14, 2025 A
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View full inspection →Carnitas El Chango vs Boyle Heights
Boyle Heights runs 90% clean across 458 tracked restaurants — 412 clean, 39 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 458 spots Cooked tracks in Boyle Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 February 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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