Mercado Buenos Aires Restaurant
7540 Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91405
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 2023.
- Last inspected Aug 11, 2026: passed with 5 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity, cited 2 times.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 11
Routine Inspection
5 violations
- Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- 2025
- Passed Feb 12
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- 2023
- Passed Oct 30
Routine Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
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