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El Gringo Kateen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2025
- address422 Main St, El Segundo 90245
Is El Gringo Kateen clean?
El Gringo Kateen is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on March 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Gringo Kateen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🍗undercooked food risk# 09. PROPER COOLING METHODS
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
When was El Gringo Kateen last inspected?
El Gringo Kateen has 2 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2024, averaging 92 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2025 | Grade A | 90 pts |
| May 21, 2024 | Grade A | 94 pts |
El Gringo Kateen vs City Of El Segundo
City Of El Segundo runs 100% clean across 185 tracked restaurants — 185 clean, 0 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 185 spots Cooked tracks in City Of El Segundo, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in City Of El Segundo
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 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.