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Tacos El Pau
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score88 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 12, 2023
- address6001 S Vermont Ave 4, Los Angeles 90044
Is Tacos El Pau clean?
Tacos El Pau is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 12, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Tacos El Pau?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals inside# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
- ❓food from an unapproved source# 06. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- 🧹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 Tacos El Pau last inspected?
Tacos El Pau has 1 inspection on record going back to December 12, 2023, averaging 88 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2023 | Grade B | 88 pts |
Tacos El Pau vs Harvard Park
Harvard Park runs 96% clean across 133 tracked restaurants — 128 clean, 5 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 133 spots Cooked tracks in Harvard Park, this one comes out cleaner than 3% of them.
Other spots in Harvard Park
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 December 12, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.