At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
94/ 100 · 6 points taken off
5 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · May 9, 2024
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 3 to 8 points taken off. Restaurante El Gordo got about the same as most.
Compared with 35,379 Los Angeles County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Restaurante El Gordo?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: No certified food protection manager on record F052How to fixFix it
- Hood filters need cleaning F037How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning F033How to fixFix it
Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
We review Los Angeles County health data to make this report. We are not the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health.
Visit them directly at publichealth.lacounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Next: No certified food protection manager on recordThe county found: “Food Safety Certification”
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Certified food protection manager
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Inspections
From Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 5, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Environmental Health inspects restaurants and markets in unincorporated areas and 85 of the county's 88 cities. Pasadena, Long Beach and Vernon run their own health departments and are not in this data.
Every visit
LatestMay 9, 2024Routine inspection94 out of 100 (A)
This one: 94 out of 100 (A), inspected May 9, 2024.
5 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical risk factors (2 points or more) (1)
Marked critical by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
No certified food protection manager on record
The department's words
F052 Food Safety Certification
2 points
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 2-102.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Certified food protection manager
- At least one owner or employee holds a food protection manager certificate from an accredited exam.
From HSC 113947.1
Food handler card
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Food handler cards and food safety managers
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Other violations (4)
Hood filters need cleaning
The department's words
F037 Adequate Ventilation And Lighting; Designated Areas, Use
1 point
Food Code 6-501.14
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
Hood filters clean
In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
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Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
F033 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Clean And In Good Repair
1 point
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
F044 Floors, Walls And Ceilings: Properly Built, Maintained In Good Repair And Clean
1 point
Food Code 6-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
Floors, walls and ceilings clean and in repair
In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
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Thermometer missing or reading wrong
The department's words
F038 Thermometers Provided And Accurate
1 point
Food Code 4-203.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Ice-water method
- 1. Fill a large glass with crushed ice, then add cold water to the top. Stir.
- 2. Put the probe in the center, not touching the sides or bottom. A dial thermometer goes at least 2 inches deep, past the dimple.
- 3. Wait 30 seconds, or until the reading stops moving.
- 4. It should read 32°F. If not, adjust it (dial: turn the nut under the head with a wrench; digital: press reset per the maker). Replace it if it can't be adjusted.
Using and cleaning it
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Thermometers and calibration
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Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No certified food protection manager on record Read the free guide
- Hood filters need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Hood filters
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair In CleanCleaver: Sweep and mop
- Thermometer missing or reading wrong Read the free guide
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Address thisAbout this record
Open the county's Inspection Results, choose Restaurants, Food Markets, and search for the name or address. Reports for inspections after August 25, 2025 come by public records request.
Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
100 means the inspector found no problems. Los Angeles County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.
Each inspection starts at 100 points and points come off for each problem found. 90 to 100 is an A, 80 to 89 a B, 70 to 79 a C. Below 70 gets a score card with the number and no letter.
- Listed as
- RESTAURANT (0-30) SEATS HIGH RISK
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 94 out of 100 (A)
- Source
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
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