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The Rusty Monk
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score80 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 2, 2024
- address6749 Greenleaf Ave Bldg 1-A, Whittier 90601
Is The Rusty Monk clean?
The Rusty Monk is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on January 2, 2024. 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 The Rusty Monk?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals insidecritical# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- 🚻bathroom issues# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
- ⚠️# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
When was The Rusty Monk last inspected?
The Rusty Monk has 2 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2023, averaging 85 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2024 | Grade B | 80 pts |
| August 9, 2023 | Grade A | 90 pts |
The Rusty Monk vs City Of Whittier
City Of Whittier runs 93% clean across 259 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 18 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 259 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Whittier, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in City Of Whittier
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 January 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.