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La Esquinita #2
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score96 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026
- address300 S Avenue 19, Los Angeles 90031
Is La Esquinita #2 clean?
La Esquinita #2 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Esquinita #2?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANNON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGEPLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
- ⚠️FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTEDFOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
- ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANEDTOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
When was La Esquinita #2 last inspected?
La Esquinita #2 has 2 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2024, averaging 97 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Grade A | 96 pts |
| March 29, 2024 | Grade A | 98 pts |
La Esquinita #2 vs Lincoln Heights
Lincoln Heights runs 96% clean across 153 tracked restaurants — 147 clean, 5 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 153 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 56% 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 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.