Wow Cow Korean BBQ

10632 Lower Azusa Rd, El Monte, CA 91731

Passed · Jul 27, 2026 Directions
82
Good BiteKarma score 82 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 27, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Food properly stored; food storage containers identified, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 27

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Food storage; food storage containers identified
  3. Passed May 1

    Routine Inspection

    12 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated
    • Critical No insects, rodents, birds or animals present
    • Critical Time as a public health control; procedures and records
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor No unapproved sleeping quarters
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
    • Minor Permit suspended, revoked, or modified
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Sep 23

    Owner Requested Reinspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
  6. Passed Sep 2

    Routine Inspection

    10 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
    • Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Permit suspension
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available

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