Cooked?China Express
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score81 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 23, 2026 →
- address2331 E 4Th St, Los Angeles 90033
Is China Express clean?
China Express is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 23, 2026. 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 China Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATUREScritical
- ⚠️TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
- ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- ⚠️THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
- ⚠️SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
- ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
When was China Express last inspected?
China Express has 2 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2024, averaging 86 points.
April 23, 2026 B
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View full inspection →January 18, 2024 A
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View full inspection →China Express 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 2% 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 April 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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