Cooked?Ricos Tacos El Tio
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score95 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2025 →
- address2150 W El Segundo Blvd, Gardena 90249
Is Ricos Tacos El Tio clean?
Ricos Tacos El Tio is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ricos Tacos El Tio?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🌡️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
When was Ricos Tacos El Tio last inspected?
Ricos Tacos El Tio has 2 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2024, averaging 96 points.
February 24, 2025 A
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View full inspection →January 25, 2024 A
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View full inspection →Ricos Tacos El Tio vs Hawthorne
Hawthorne runs 95% clean across 129 tracked restaurants — 122 clean, 4 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 129 spots Cooked tracks in Hawthorne, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 February 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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