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El Azteca Taqueria
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 7, 2025
- address11917 Paramount Blvd, Paramount 90242
Is El Azteca Taqueria clean?
El Azteca Taqueria is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on March 7, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Azteca Taqueria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹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
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
When was El Azteca Taqueria last inspected?
El Azteca Taqueria has 4 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2023, averaging 82 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2025 | Grade A | 93 pts |
| February 2, 2024 | Grade B | 80 pts |
| January 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 64 pts |
| October 4, 2023 | Grade A | 92 pts |
El Azteca Taqueria 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 43% of them.
Other spots in City Of Downey
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 March 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.