Cooked?Chef Chen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 15, 2025 →
- address137 N Montebello Blvd Unit K, Montebello 90640
Is Chef Chen clean?
Chef Chen is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chef Chen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
When was Chef Chen last inspected?
Chef Chen has 2 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2024, averaging 90 points.
May 15, 2025 A
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View full inspection →April 3, 2024 B
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View full inspection →Chef Chen vs City Of Montebello
City Of Montebello runs 93% clean across 282 tracked restaurants — 262 clean, 17 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 282 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Montebello, this one comes out cleaner than 48% 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 May 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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