Cooked?Penaloza Market
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 1, 2023 →
- address3223 City Terrace Dr, Los Angeles 90063
Is Penaloza Market clean?
Penaloza Market is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 1, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Penaloza Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🌡️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
- ⚠️# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
When was Penaloza Market last inspected?
Penaloza Market has 1 inspection on record going back to December 1, 2023, averaging 92 points.
December 1, 2023 A
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Against the 458 spots Cooked tracks in Boyle Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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.
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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 December 1, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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