Cooked?El Molcajete Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 3, 2026 →
- address2748 W Temple St, Los Angeles 90026
Is El Molcajete Restaurant clean?
El Molcajete Restaurant is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Molcajete Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, AND USED
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️FOOD STORAGE; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
When was El Molcajete Restaurant last inspected?
El Molcajete Restaurant has 1 inspection on record going back to June 3, 2026, averaging 93 points.
June 3, 2026 A
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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 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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