Cooked?La Barca Grill & Cantina
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 24, 2025 →
- address11010 Paramount Blvd, Downey 90241
Is La Barca Grill & Cantina clean?
La Barca Grill & Cantina is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Barca Grill & Cantina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 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
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- ⚠️# 16. COMPLIANCE WITH SHELF STOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAYED
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 17. COMPLIANCE WITH GULF OYSTER REGULATIONS
When was La Barca Grill & Cantina last inspected?
La Barca Grill & Cantina has 2 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2025, averaging 87 points.
July 24, 2025 A
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View full inspection →July 2, 2025 B
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View full inspection →La Barca Grill & Cantina vs City Of Downey
City Of Downey runs 92% clean across 380 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 23 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 380 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Downey, 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 July 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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