Cooked?Golden Ox
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score95 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 12, 2025 →
- address10903 Main St, El Monte 91731
Is Golden Ox clean?
Golden Ox is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Golden Ox?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
When was Golden Ox last inspected?
Golden Ox has 3 inspections on record going back to January 9, 2024, averaging 90 points.
May 12, 2025 A
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View full inspection →April 30, 2025 B
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View full inspection →January 9, 2024 A
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View full inspection →Golden Ox vs City Of El Monte
City Of El Monte runs 94% clean across 308 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 16 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 308 spots Cooked tracks in City Of El Monte, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 May 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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