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El Comal Mexican Taste
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 29, 2024
- address5465 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 104, Los Angeles 90029
Is El Comal Mexican Taste clean?
El Comal Mexican Taste is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on October 29, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Comal Mexican Taste?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
When was El Comal Mexican Taste last inspected?
El Comal Mexican Taste has 2 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2024, averaging 95 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2024 | Grade A | 91 pts |
| April 5, 2024 | Grade A | 98 pts |
El Comal Mexican Taste vs Little Armenia
Little Armenia runs 97% clean across 289 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 9 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 289 spots Cooked tracks in Little Armenia, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 29, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.