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El Pescador #5
- gradeGrade C
- inspection score70 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 26, 2024
- address9849 Atlantic Ave Ste P, South Gate 90280
Is El Pescador #5 clean?
El Pescador #5 is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 26, 2024. 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 Pescador #5?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals insidecritical# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 15. FOOD OBTAINED FROM APPROVED SOURCEcritical# 15. FOOD OBTAINED FROM APPROVED SOURCE
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED# 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
- ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
When was El Pescador #5 last inspected?
El Pescador #5 has 1 inspection on record going back to September 26, 2024, averaging 70 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2024 | Grade C | 70 pts |
El Pescador #5 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 0% of them.
Other spots in City Of South Gate
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 September 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.