Cooked?The Thirsty Cactus
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score80 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 5, 2024 →
- address1233 W Rancho Vista Blvd # 801, Palmdale 93551
Is The Thirsty Cactus clean?
The Thirsty Cactus is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on June 5, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Thirsty Cactus?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 5, 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
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
When was The Thirsty Cactus last inspected?
The Thirsty Cactus has 1 inspection on record going back to June 5, 2024, averaging 80 points.
June 5, 2024 B
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View full inspection →The Thirsty Cactus vs Desert View Highlands
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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 June 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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