El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score90 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 9, 2026
• address337 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach 90254

Is El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant clean?

El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
  PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
  NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• ⚠️WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
  WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
  FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
• ⚠️GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
  GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
• ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION

When was El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant last inspected?

El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2024, averaging 92 points.

El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant vs City Of Hermosa Beach

City Of Hermosa Beach runs 97% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 208 clean, 5 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Hermosa Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 3% of them.

Other spots in City Of Hermosa Beach

• A Scotty's
  clean · May 30, 2025
• A Red And Louie's Pizzeria
  clean · September 17, 2024
• A H20 Hermosa
  clean · June 7, 2024
• A Fatburger
  clean · October 9, 2025
• A The Lighthouse Cafe
  clean · September 29, 2024
• A Dawn To Dusk Liquor
  clean · February 5, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in City Of Hermosa Beach →

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, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.