El Tarasco Mexican Food

8620 Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045

Passed · Jul 13, 2026 Directions
87
Good BiteKarma score 87 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 13, 2026: passed with 7 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 13

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
    • Minor Permits available
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
    • Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Nov 18

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Permits available
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
  5. Passed Jan 29

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

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