Cooked?Restaurant El Patron
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 20, 2024 →
- address16502 S Main St, Gardena 90248
Is Restaurant El Patron clean?
Restaurant El Patron is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 20, 2024. 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 Restaurant El Patron?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 20, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
When was Restaurant El Patron last inspected?
Restaurant El Patron has 1 inspection on record going back to June 20, 2024, averaging 90 points.
June 20, 2024 A
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View full inspection →Restaurant El Patron vs West Rancho Dominguez
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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 June 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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