Cooked?El Huarachito Casero
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score81 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 4, 2025 →
- address13701 Van Nuys Blvd, Pacoima 91331
Is El Huarachito Casero clean?
El Huarachito Casero is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Huarachito Casero?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals insidecritical# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- ⚠️# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was El Huarachito Casero last inspected?
El Huarachito Casero has 2 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2024, averaging 86 points.
February 4, 2025 B
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View full inspection →El Huarachito Casero vs Pacoima
Pacoima runs 98% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 180 clean, 3 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Pacoima, 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.
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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 February 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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