Cooked?Sam Tseng Bbq And Seafood
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score83 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2024 →
- address634 W Garvey Ave, Monterey Park 91754
Is Sam Tseng Bbq And Seafood clean?
Sam Tseng Bbq And Seafood is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 20, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sam Tseng Bbq And Seafood?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals insidecritical# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- ⚠️# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION
- 🧹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
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was Sam Tseng Bbq And Seafood last inspected?
Sam Tseng Bbq And Seafood has 3 inspections on record going back to July 17, 2023, averaging 81 points.
February 20, 2024 B
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View full inspection →August 1, 2023 A
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View full inspection →July 17, 2023 C
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View full inspection →Sam Tseng Bbq And Seafood vs City Of Monterey Park
City Of Monterey Park runs 85% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 212 clean, 32 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Monterey Park, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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