Panaderia La Mexicana

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score90 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 6, 2025
• address14151 E Leffingwell Rd, Whittier 90604

Is Panaderia La Mexicana clean?

Panaderia La Mexicana is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 6, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Panaderia La Mexicana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  # 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS
• ⚠️# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
  # 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
• 🧹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
• ⚠️# 46. SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
  # 46. SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
• 🚻bathroom issues
  # 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  # 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
  # 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED

When was Panaderia La Mexicana last inspected?

Panaderia La Mexicana has 2 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2023, averaging 91 points.

Panaderia La Mexicana vs South Whittier

South Whittier runs 97% clean across 177 tracked restaurants — 171 clean, 6 mid, 0 cooked.

Against the 177 spots Cooked tracks in South Whittier, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 May 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.