Cooked?Los Patrones Cocina Mexicana
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 5, 2025 →
- address21718 S Vermont Ave, Torrance 90502
Is Los Patrones Cocina Mexicana clean?
Los Patrones Cocina Mexicana is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 5, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Los Patrones Cocina Mexicana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left unprotected# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ☠️toxic items stored near food# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
When was Los Patrones Cocina Mexicana last inspected?
Los Patrones Cocina Mexicana has 2 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2024, averaging 91 points.
April 5, 2025 A
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →March 26, 2024 A
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →Los Patrones Cocina Mexicana vs West Carson
West Carson runs 93% clean across 397 tracked restaurants — 368 clean, 23 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 397 spots Cooked tracks in West Carson, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.
Other spots in West Carson
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.
Read the Los Angeles ratings guide →
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 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
check your own block 📸
Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.