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Esperanza's Marke
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score97 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 1, 2025
- address2953 Independence Ave, South Gate 90280
Is Esperanza's Marke clean?
Esperanza's Marke is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 1, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Esperanza's Marke?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
When was Esperanza's Marke last inspected?
Esperanza's Marke has 2 inspections on record going back to April 15, 2024, averaging 96 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | Grade A | 97 pts |
| April 15, 2024 | Grade A | 95 pts |
Esperanza's Marke vs Walnut Park
Walnut Park runs 89% clean across 266 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 22 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 266 spots Cooked tracks in Walnut Park, this one comes out cleaner than 73% 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 July 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.