Cooked?El Chinanteco Mexican Grill
- gradeGrade C
- inspection score54 pts
- critical violations6
- last inspectedJune 15, 2026 →
- address800 S Main St, Los Angeles 90014
Is El Chinanteco Mexican Grill clean?
El Chinanteco Mexican Grill is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 6 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at El Chinanteco Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- ⚠️THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENTcritical
- ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- ⚠️PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT
- ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
- ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcritical
- ⚠️IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
- ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️PERMITS AVAILABLE
- ⚠️FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
- ⚠️PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATUREScritical
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
- ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️HANDS CLEAN AND PROPERLY WASHED; PROPER GLOVE USEcritical
- ⚠️HOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLEcritical
When was El Chinanteco Mexican Grill last inspected?
El Chinanteco Mexican Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to September 3, 2024, averaging 72 points.
June 15, 2026 C
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View full inspection →September 3, 2024 A
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View full inspection →El Chinanteco Mexican Grill vs Little Tokyo
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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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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