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El Guanaquito
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score85 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 30, 2025
- address7231 S Western Ave, Los Angeles 90047
Is El Guanaquito clean?
El Guanaquito is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 30, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Guanaquito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 01A. DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE# 01A. DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
When was El Guanaquito last inspected?
El Guanaquito has 2 inspections on record going back to December 26, 2023, averaging 89 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2025 | Grade B | 85 pts |
| December 26, 2023 | Grade A | 92 pts |
El Guanaquito vs Manchester Square
Manchester Square runs 98% clean across 81 tracked restaurants — 79 clean, 1 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 81 spots Cooked tracks in Manchester Square, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 July 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.