Tacos El Gordo

13236 Paxton St # 4, Pacoima, CA 91331

Passed · Oct 16, 2025 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 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 Oct 16, 2025: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Oct 16

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
  3. Passed Mar 24

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
    • Minor Approved thawing methods used, frozen food maintained frozen
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Jan 16

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations
    • Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair

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