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La Tapachulteca
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score94 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2025
- address6651 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys 91405
Is La Tapachulteca clean?
La Tapachulteca is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on March 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Tapachulteca?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
When was La Tapachulteca last inspected?
La Tapachulteca has 3 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2023, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2025 | Grade A | 94 pts |
| December 5, 2023 | Grade A | 93 pts |
| August 3, 2023 | Grade A | 93 pts |
La Tapachulteca vs Van Nuys
Van Nuys runs 98% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 281 clean, 5 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Van Nuys, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.