Mercado Don Juan #2

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score83 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 17, 2025
• address2100 E Nadeau St, Los Angeles 90001

Is Mercado Don Juan #2 clean?

Mercado Don Juan #2 is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 17, 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 Mercado Don Juan #2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  # 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
• ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
  # 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
• ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  # 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• 🚻bathroom issues
  # 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
• 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside
  # 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
• ⚠️# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
  # 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  # 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

When was Mercado Don Juan #2 last inspected?

Mercado Don Juan #2 has 2 inspections on record going back to October 31, 2023, averaging 89 points.

Mercado Don Juan #2 vs Walnut Park

Walnut Park runs 89% clean across 266 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 22 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 266 spots Cooked tracks in Walnut Park, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 June 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.