Carniceria Nueva Ballartas

15713 Downey Ave, Paramount, CA 90723

Passed · May 13, 2025 Directions
81
Good BiteKarma score 81 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.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Last inspected May 13, 2025: passed with 8 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed May 13

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations
    • Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Approved thawing methods used, frozen food maintained frozen
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jan 24

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean