El Azteca Taqueria

• official resultB
• gradeGrade B
• score80 pts
• inspection typeOWNER INITIATED INSPECTION
• failed findings11
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🍗undercooked food riskcritical
  Official wording: # 09. PROPER COOLING METHODS
  code F0094 points
• ⚠️# 15. FOOD OBTAINED FROM APPROVED SOURCEcritical
  code F0154 points
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: # 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
  code F0072 points
• 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside
  Official wording: # 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
  code F0232 points
• 📦food stored wrong
  Official wording: # 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
  code F0301 point
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  Official wording: # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
  code F0351 point
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: # 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
  code F0361 point
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: # 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
  code F0401 point
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
  code F0441 point
• ⚠️# 52. MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
  code F0543 points
• ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
  code F0490 points

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with C on January 16, 2024: Score changed by +16 points. 3 findings appeared for the first time. 8 findings recurred. 12 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: LA County Open Data.