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El Sinaloense Co
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score80 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 9, 2025
- address15503 Paramount Blvd, Paramount 90723
Is El Sinaloense Co clean?
El Sinaloense Co is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 9, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Sinaloense Co?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- ⚠️# 16. COMPLIANCE WITH SHELF STOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAYED# 16. COMPLIANCE WITH SHELF STOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAYED
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🚰handwashing sink issues# 05. HANDS CLEAN AND PROPERLY WASHED; GLOVES USED PROPERLY
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🍽️food left unprotected# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN
When was El Sinaloense Co last inspected?
El Sinaloense Co has 2 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2024, averaging 82 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2025 | Grade B | 80 pts |
| June 12, 2024 | Grade B | 83 pts |
El Sinaloense Co vs City Of Paramount
City Of Paramount runs 90% clean across 168 tracked restaurants — 151 clean, 13 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 168 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Paramount, this one comes out cleaner than 2% of them.
Other spots in City Of Paramount
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 April 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.