Taco Loco #8

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score84 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 2, 2025
• address1353 W Rosecrans Ave # 5-6, Gardena 90247

Is Taco Loco #8 clean?

Taco Loco #8 is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on May 2, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Taco Loco #8?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
  # 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  # 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
• ❓food from an unapproved source
  # 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
• ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
  # 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  # 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
• ⚠️# 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
  # 41. GARBAGE AND REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  # 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
• ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  # 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN

When was Taco Loco #8 last inspected?

Taco Loco #8 has 2 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2024, averaging 87 points.

Taco Loco #8 vs City Of Gardena

City Of Gardena runs 93% clean across 331 tracked restaurants — 308 clean, 21 mid, 2 cooked.

Against the 331 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Gardena, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 May 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.