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Tao Kay Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 20, 2025
- address800 W Las Tunas Dr 300, San Gabriel 91776
Is Tao Kay Restaurant clean?
Tao Kay Restaurant is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tao Kay Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical# 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🍽️food left unprotected# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN
- ⚠️# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION# 48. PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEW OR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧹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
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
When was Tao Kay Restaurant last inspected?
Tao Kay Restaurant has 1 inspection on record going back to August 20, 2025, averaging 90 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2025 | Grade A | 90 pts |
Tao Kay Restaurant vs City Of San Gabriel
City Of San Gabriel runs 90% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 468 clean, 38 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in City Of San Gabriel, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.
Other spots in City Of San Gabriel
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 August 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.