Cooked?El Zarape Michoacano
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 13, 2023 →
- address6212 Gage Ave, Bell Gardens 90201
Is El Zarape Michoacano clean?
El Zarape Michoacano is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Zarape Michoacano?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
- ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
When was El Zarape Michoacano last inspected?
El Zarape Michoacano has 1 inspection on record going back to December 13, 2023, averaging 90 points.
December 13, 2023 A
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View full inspection →El Zarape Michoacano vs City Of Bell Gardens
City Of Bell Gardens runs 92% clean across 231 tracked restaurants — 212 clean, 19 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 231 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Bell Gardens, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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.
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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 December 13, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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