The Marisco Spot

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score75 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 29, 2026
• address15020 Hawthorne Blvd Ste D, Lawndale 90260

Is The Marisco Spot clean?

The Marisco Spot is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 29, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at The Marisco Spot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
  FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
• ⚠️MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
  MULTIPLE MAJOR CRITICAL VIOLATIONS / INCREASED RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH
• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
  FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
• ⚠️FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
  FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
• ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
  TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
• ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
  ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
  NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• ⚠️FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATEDcritical
  FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED
• ⚠️COMPLIANCE WITH SHELLSTOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAYcritical
  COMPLIANCE WITH SHELLSTOCK TAGS, CONDITION, DISPLAY
• ⚠️CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
  CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
• ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
  PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD
  APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD

When was The Marisco Spot last inspected?

The Marisco Spot has 3 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2024, averaging 90 points.

The Marisco Spot vs City Of Lawndale

City Of Lawndale runs 99% clean across 280 tracked restaurants — 276 clean, 3 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 280 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Lawndale, 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.

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 June 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.