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Taqueria El Atacor #3
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 28, 2025
- address11156 1/2 E Whittier Blvd, Whittier 90606
Is Taqueria El Atacor #3 clean?
Taqueria El Atacor #3 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 28, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria El Atacor #3?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹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
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🍗undercooked food risk# 09. PROPER COOLING METHODS
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
When was Taqueria El Atacor #3 last inspected?
Taqueria El Atacor #3 has 2 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2023, averaging 94 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | Grade A | 93 pts |
| August 28, 2023 | Grade A | 94 pts |
Taqueria El Atacor #3 vs West Whittier/Los Nietos
West Whittier/Los Nietos runs 97% clean across 121 tracked restaurants — 117 clean, 4 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 121 spots Cooked tracks in West Whittier/Los Nietos, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 July 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.