Cooked?Taqueria Poncitlan
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score84 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2025 →
- address1057 W Arrow Hwy, San Dimas 91773
Is Taqueria Poncitlan clean?
Taqueria Poncitlan is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria Poncitlan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- ⚠️FOOD STORAGE; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE
- ⚠️FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZEDcritical
- ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
When was Taqueria Poncitlan last inspected?
Taqueria Poncitlan has 3 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2024, averaging 90 points.
December 11, 2025 B
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View full inspection →January 8, 2024 A
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View full inspection →Taqueria Poncitlan vs City Of San Dimas
City Of San Dimas runs 100% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 221 clean, 1 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in City Of San Dimas, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily, but the authority publishes in batches, so a recent visit may not appear yet. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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