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El Taquito
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score97 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address10217 Valley Blvd, El Monte 91731
Is El Taquito clean?
El Taquito is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Taquito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGEPLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USEADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFINGPREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
When was El Taquito last inspected?
El Taquito has 3 inspections on record going back to March 4, 2024, averaging 96 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Grade A | 97 pts |
| February 22, 2025 | Grade A | 98 pts |
| March 4, 2024 | Grade A | 94 pts |
El Taquito vs City Of El Monte
City Of El Monte runs 94% clean across 308 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 16 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 308 spots Cooked tracks in City Of El Monte, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.