Cooked?Pupusas Buena Vida
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score96 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 31, 2023 →
- address2068 W Avenue J, Lancaster 93536
Is Pupusas Buena Vida clean?
Pupusas Buena Vida is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 31, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pupusas Buena Vida?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 31, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was Pupusas Buena Vida last inspected?
Pupusas Buena Vida has 1 inspection on record going back to August 31, 2023, averaging 96 points.
August 31, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Pupusas Buena Vida vs City Of Lancaster
City Of Lancaster runs 96% clean across 411 tracked restaurants — 396 clean, 14 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 411 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Lancaster, this one comes out cleaner than 56% 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 August 31, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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