El Unico Restaurant

7909 California Ave, Huntington Park, CA 90255

Passed · Jun 10, 2025 Directions
63
Poor BiteKarma score 63 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 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jun 10, 2025: passed with 14 violations, 2 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: No rodents, insects, birds, or animals, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • #8 in Huntington Park's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 10

    Routine Inspection

    14 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
    • Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Food separated and protected
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Proper cooling methods
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Permit suspension
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jun 10

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
    • Critical No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Permit suspension
    • Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
    • Minor Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

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