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Taqueria El Tapatio- Valencia
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 26, 2024
- address27560 Newhall Ranch Rd #307, Valencia 91355
Is Taqueria El Tapatio- Valencia clean?
Taqueria El Tapatio- Valencia is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria El Tapatio- Valencia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
When was Taqueria El Tapatio- Valencia last inspected?
Taqueria El Tapatio- Valencia has 2 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2023, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2024 | Grade A | 92 pts |
| November 6, 2023 | Grade A | 93 pts |
Taqueria El Tapatio- Valencia vs City Of Santa Clarita
City Of Santa Clarita runs 96% clean across 570 tracked restaurants — 545 clean, 22 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 570 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Santa Clarita, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
Other spots in City Of Santa Clarita
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 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.