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El Coatepecano
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 28, 2025
- address2719 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate 90280
Is El Coatepecano clean?
El Coatepecano is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 28, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Coatepecano?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🍗undercooked food riskcritical# 09. PROPER COOLING METHODS
When was El Coatepecano last inspected?
El Coatepecano has 1 inspection on record going back to April 28, 2025, averaging 90 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2025 | Grade A | 90 pts |
El Coatepecano vs Watts
Watts runs 92% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 72 clean, 4 mid, 2 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Watts, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 April 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.