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Northgate Market #20
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score94 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 23, 2026
- address3828 Peck Rd, El Monte 91732
Is Northgate Market #20 clean?
Northgate Market #20 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Northgate Market #20?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANNON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️PROPER COOLING METHODScriticalPROPER COOLING METHODS
- ⚠️WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STOREDWIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
When was Northgate Market #20 last inspected?
Northgate Market #20 has 3 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2024, averaging 95 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2026 | Grade A | 94 pts |
| October 5, 2024 | Grade A | 99 pts |
| January 12, 2024 | Grade A | 91 pts |
Northgate Market #20 vs City Of El Monte
City Of El Monte runs 94% clean across 308 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 16 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 308 spots Cooked tracks in City Of El Monte, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.
Other spots in City Of El Monte
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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.