Vaquero Mexican Bar & Grill

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score95 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 28, 2024
• address1552 W Artesia Blvd, Gardena 90248

Is Vaquero Mexican Bar & Grill clean?

Vaquero Mexican Bar & Grill is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on October 28, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Vaquero Mexican Bar & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  # 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
• 🛠️gear not up to code
  # 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
• ⚠️# 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
  # 47. PERMITS AVAILABLE
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  # 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
  # 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED

When was Vaquero Mexican Bar & Grill last inspected?

Vaquero Mexican Bar & Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2024, averaging 94 points.

Vaquero Mexican Bar & Grill vs Harbor Gateway

Harbor Gateway runs 94% clean across 199 tracked restaurants — 187 clean, 8 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 199 spots Cooked tracks in Harbor Gateway, this one comes out cleaner than 47% 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 October 28, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.