Jim's Burgers

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score86 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 11, 2025 →
• address10159 Garvey Ave, El Monte 91732

Is Jim's Burgers clean?

Jim's Burgers is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jim's Burgers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical
  # 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
• ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
• ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
• ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION

When was Jim's Burgers last inspected?

Jim's Burgers has 2 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2023, averaging 88 points.

Jim's Burgers vs El Monte

El Monte runs 88% clean across 204 tracked restaurants — 179 clean, 22 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 204 spots Cooked tracks in El Monte, 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 April 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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