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Charo Chicken Lakewood
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 1, 2024
- address4846 Paramount Blvd, Lakewood 90712
Is Charo Chicken Lakewood clean?
Charo Chicken Lakewood is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on October 1, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Charo Chicken Lakewood?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🍽️food left unprotected# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
When was Charo Chicken Lakewood last inspected?
Charo Chicken Lakewood has 2 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2024, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2024 | Grade A | 91 pts |
| February 27, 2024 | Grade A | 94 pts |
Charo Chicken Lakewood vs Bixby Knolls
Bixby Knolls runs 94% clean across 33 tracked restaurants — 31 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 33 spots Cooked tracks in Bixby Knolls, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.
Other spots in Bixby Knolls
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 October 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.