Hercules Burgers #4

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score80 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 27, 2026
• address5853 Imperial Hwy, South Gate 90280

Is Hercules Burgers #4 clean?

Hercules Burgers #4 is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on March 27, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hercules Burgers #4?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcritical
  FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
• ⚠️IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
  IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
• ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• ⚠️MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
  MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
  FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
• ⚠️PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATUREScritical
  PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
  ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
  NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• ⚠️PERMITS AVAILABLE
  PERMITS AVAILABLE

When was Hercules Burgers #4 last inspected?

Hercules Burgers #4 has 1 inspection on record going back to March 27, 2026, averaging 80 points.

Hercules Burgers #4 vs Lynwood

Lynwood runs 87% clean across 112 tracked restaurants — 97 clean, 12 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 112 spots Cooked tracks in Lynwood, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 March 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.