Cooked?Taste Of The Caribbean Express
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score91 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 30, 2025 →
- address5920 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90038
Is Taste Of The Caribbean Express clean?
Taste Of The Caribbean Express is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 30, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taste Of The Caribbean Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
- 📦food stored wrong# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- ⚠️# 46. SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
When was Taste Of The Caribbean Express last inspected?
Taste Of The Caribbean Express has 3 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2023, averaging 91 points.
July 30, 2025 A
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View full inspection →November 7, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Taste Of The Caribbean Express vs Little Armenia
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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 July 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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