El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant

• official resultA
• gradeGrade A
• score91 pts
• inspection typeROUTINE INSPECTION
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: # 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
  code F0072 points
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: # 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
  code F0251 point
• 📦food stored wrong
  Official wording: # 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
  code F0301 point
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  Official wording: # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
  code F0331 point
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  Official wording: # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
  code F0351 point
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: # 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
  code F0361 point
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  code F0371 point
• ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
  code F0481 point

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on January 13, 2024: Score changed by -3 points. 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: LA County Open Data.