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El 7 Mares Express
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 3, 2024
- address12216 Paramount Blvd, Downey 90242
Is El 7 Mares Express clean?
El 7 Mares Express is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on October 3, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El 7 Mares Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 3, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- ⚠️# 16. COMPLIANCE WITH SHELF STOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAYED# 16. COMPLIANCE WITH SHELF STOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAYED
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
When was El 7 Mares Express last inspected?
El 7 Mares Express has 1 inspection on record going back to October 3, 2024, averaging 92 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2024 | Grade A | 92 pts |
El 7 Mares Express vs City Of Downey
City Of Downey runs 92% clean across 380 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 23 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 380 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Downey, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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.
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 3, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.