Sabor Mexicano

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score80 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 5, 2024
• address5710 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90038

Is Sabor Mexicano clean?

Sabor Mexicano is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 5, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sabor Mexicano?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
  # 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical
  # 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
  # 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
• ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
  # 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
• ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLEcritical
  # 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
• 🍗undercooked food risk
  # 09. PROPER COOLING METHODS
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️# 52. MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
  # 52. MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE

When was Sabor Mexicano last inspected?

Sabor Mexicano has 2 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2023, averaging 86 points.

Sabor Mexicano vs Little Armenia

Little Armenia runs 97% clean across 289 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 9 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 289 spots Cooked tracks in Little Armenia, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.