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Valeu Espetos
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 8, 2025
- address2232 Honolulu Ave, Montrose 91020
Is Valeu Espetos clean?
Valeu Espetos is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on July 8, 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 Valeu Espetos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
When was Valeu Espetos last inspected?
Valeu Espetos has 4 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2023, averaging 96 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | Grade A | 93 pts |
| November 12, 2024 | Grade A | 97 pts |
| February 8, 2024 | Grade A | 97 pts |
| August 16, 2023 | Grade A | 97 pts |
Valeu Espetos vs La Crescenta-Montrose
La Crescenta-Montrose runs 99% clean across 196 tracked restaurants — 194 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 196 spots Cooked tracks in La Crescenta-Montrose, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 July 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.