Cooked?Chato's Tacos
- gradeGrade C
- inspection score72 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 1, 2025 →
- address6200 Eastern Ave #Jk, Bell Gardens 90201
Is Chato's Tacos clean?
Chato's Tacos is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 1, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Chato's Tacos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
- ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcritical
- ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
- ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️HOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLE
- ⚠️MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
- ⚠️FOOD STORAGE; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️PERMITS AVAILABLE
When was Chato's Tacos last inspected?
Chato's Tacos has 4 inspections on record going back to August 15, 2023, averaging 81 points.
December 1, 2025 C
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View full inspection →November 7, 2024 A
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View full inspection →February 13, 2024 C
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View full inspection →August 15, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Chato's Tacos vs City Of Bell
City Of Bell runs 83% clean across 99 tracked restaurants — 82 clean, 12 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 99 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Bell, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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