Cooked?Empire King #3
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2023 →
- address1036 W Avenue H, Lancaster 93534
Is Empire King #3 clean?
Empire King #3 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on November 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 Empire King #3?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical# 05. HANDS CLEAN AND PROPERLY WASHED; GLOVES USED PROPERLY
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
When was Empire King #3 last inspected?
Empire King #3 has 1 inspection on record going back to November 13, 2023, averaging 91 points.
November 13, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Empire King #3 vs North Lancaster
North Lancaster runs 92% clean across 12 tracked restaurants — 11 clean, 1 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 12 spots Cooked tracks in North Lancaster, 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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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily, but the authority publishes in batches, so a recent visit may not appear yet. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 November 13, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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