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Jack In The Box #3542
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 7, 2025
- address1099 W Artesia Blvd, Gardena 90248
Is Jack In The Box #3542 clean?
Jack In The Box #3542 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 7, 2025. 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 Jack In The Box #3542?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
When was Jack In The Box #3542 last inspected?
Jack In The Box #3542 has 2 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2024, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2025 | Grade A | 92 pts |
| March 6, 2024 | Grade A | 94 pts |
Jack In The Box #3542 vs Harbor Gateway
Harbor Gateway runs 94% clean across 199 tracked restaurants — 187 clean, 8 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 199 spots Cooked tracks in Harbor Gateway, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 February 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.