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El Metate Cocina Mexicana
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score95 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 16, 2024
- address3100 E Imperial Hwy # B1, Lynwood 90262
Is El Metate Cocina Mexicana clean?
El Metate Cocina Mexicana is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 16, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Metate Cocina Mexicana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 16, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
When was El Metate Cocina Mexicana last inspected?
El Metate Cocina Mexicana has 4 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2023, averaging 90 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2024 | Grade A | 95 pts |
| December 3, 2024 | Grade B | 80 pts |
| June 17, 2024 | Grade A | 95 pts |
| July 26, 2023 | Grade A | 90 pts |
El Metate Cocina Mexicana vs City Of Lynwood
City Of Lynwood runs 93% clean across 182 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 9 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 182 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Lynwood, this one comes out cleaner than 56% 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 December 16, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.