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El Palacio

health inspection grade Β· Harbor Pines Β· La Puente
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  • gradeGrade A
  • inspection score91 pts
  • critical violations1
  • last inspectedJanuary 31, 2026 β†’
  • address15335 Amar Rd, La Puente 91744
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Is El Palacio clean?

El Palacio is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on January 31, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β€” the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean πŸ˜‡.

What did inspectors find at El Palacio?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • ⚠️IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
  • ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  • ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
  • ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
  • ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  • ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcritical

When was El Palacio last inspected?

El Palacio has 3 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2024, averaging 92 points.

January 31, 2026 A ROUTINE INSPECTION Β· 91 pts Β· 6 failed findings

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April 18, 2025 A ROUTINE INSPECTION Β· 93 pts Β· 4 failed findings

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February 23, 2024 A ROUTINE INSPECTION Β· 92 pts Β· 6 failed findings

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El Palacio vs Harbor Pines

Harbor Pines runs 97% clean across 64 tracked restaurants β€” 62 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 64 spots Cooked tracks in Harbor Pines, 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 β€” there is no pending window β€” 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 β€” this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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