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El Pepino Loco
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 9, 2024
- address3475 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate 90280
Is El Pepino Loco clean?
El Pepino Loco is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on November 9, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pepino Loco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 9, 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
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
When was El Pepino Loco last inspected?
El Pepino Loco has 1 inspection on record going back to November 9, 2024, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2024 | Grade A | 93 pts |
El Pepino Loco vs City Of South Gate
City Of South Gate runs 92% clean across 228 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 15 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 228 spots Cooked tracks in City Of South Gate, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 November 9, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.