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The Tavern On Main
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score90 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2025
- address123 Main St, El Segundo 90245
Is The Tavern On Main clean?
The Tavern On Main is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on March 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Tavern On Main?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
When was The Tavern On Main last inspected?
The Tavern On Main has 2 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2024, averaging 93 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2025 | Grade A | 90 pts |
| May 1, 2024 | Grade A | 96 pts |
The Tavern On Main vs City Of El Segundo
City Of El Segundo runs 100% clean across 185 tracked restaurants — 185 clean, 0 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 185 spots Cooked tracks in City Of El Segundo, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in City Of El Segundo
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 March 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.