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Sweet Veggie
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score80 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 23, 2024
- address10478 Valley Blvd, El Monte 91731
Is Sweet Veggie clean?
Sweet Veggie is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on February 23, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sweet Veggie?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- ⚠️# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- 🍽️food left unprotected# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN
- ⚠️# 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED# 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
- ⚠️# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED# 32. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED & HONESTLY PRESENTED
- 🧊food not cooled down right# 08. TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
When was Sweet Veggie last inspected?
Sweet Veggie has 2 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2023, averaging 88 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2024 | Grade B | 80 pts |
| July 26, 2023 | Grade A | 96 pts |
Sweet Veggie vs City Of El Monte
City Of El Monte runs 94% clean across 308 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 16 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 308 spots Cooked tracks in City Of El Monte, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 February 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.