The Empanada Shop

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score90 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 24, 2024 →
• address1908 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach 90278

Is The Empanada Shop clean?

The Empanada Shop is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on August 24, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Empanada Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 24, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  # 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
• ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
• ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
• 🛠️equipment grimy or busted
  # 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR

When was The Empanada Shop last inspected?

The Empanada Shop has 2 inspections on record going back to February 3, 2024, averaging 90 points.

The Empanada Shop vs City Of Hermosa Beach

City Of Hermosa Beach runs 97% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 208 clean, 5 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Hermosa Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 August 24, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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