Cooked?El Huarache
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 10, 2025 →
- address6803 1/2 Woodman Ave, Van Nuys 91405
Is El Huarache clean?
El Huarache is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Huarache?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹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
- ☠️toxic items stored near food# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
When was El Huarache last inspected?
El Huarache has 3 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2023, averaging 94 points.
June 10, 2025 A
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View full inspection →April 12, 2024 A
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View full inspection →August 9, 2023 A
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View full inspection →El Huarache vs Valley Glen
Valley Glen runs 97% clean across 471 tracked restaurants — 458 clean, 13 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 471 spots Cooked tracks in Valley Glen, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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.
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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 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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