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El Local
- gradeGrade C
- inspection score73 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 16, 2026
- address2242 E Cesar Chavez Ave, Los Angeles 90033
Is El Local clean?
El Local is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 16, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at El Local?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGEPLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
- ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFINGPREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️HOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLEcriticalHOT AND COLD WATER AVAILABLE
- ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLEADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️PERMITS AVAILABLEPERMITS AVAILABLE
- ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcriticalFOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATIONFOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SUSPENDNOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SUSPEND
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENTcriticalNO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
- ⚠️PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMITPERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEANFLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
When was El Local last inspected?
El Local has 2 inspections on record going back to January 15, 2026, averaging 82 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2026 | Grade C | 73 pts |
| January 15, 2026 | Grade A | 90 pts |
El Local vs Wholesale District
Wholesale District runs 93% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 172 clean, 7 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Wholesale District, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Wholesale District
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 April 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.