Cooked?Monarca Mexican Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score96 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025 →
- address16045 Vanowen St, Van Nuys 91406
Is Monarca Mexican Restaurant clean?
Monarca Mexican Restaurant is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Monarca Mexican Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 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
- ⚠️# 46. SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was Monarca Mexican Restaurant last inspected?
Monarca Mexican Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to March 7, 2024, averaging 97 points.
May 5, 2025 A
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View full inspection →Monarca Mexican Restaurant vs Lake Balboa
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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 May 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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