TACOS ENSENADA #5.

LA County Health

3900 FIRESTONE BLVD · SOUTH GATE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Passed most recent inspection (Jan 2026), 6 violations noted.

4 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Jan 2026 · 20 violations violations in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JAN 2026

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 14

2026

PASS 6 violations

1 pts Sanitation

EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY

2 pts Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS

1 pts Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED; USED; TEST EQUIPMENT

1 pts Sanitation

EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE

1 pts Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED

4 pts Sanitation

FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED

OCT 8

2025

PASS 14 violations

2 pts Documentation & Training

FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION

Other

IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING

1 pts Sanitation

EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE

1 pts Sanitation

FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN

11 pts Pest Activity

NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT

1 pts Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED

Documentation & Training

PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT

11 pts Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE AND WASTEWATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

1 pts Sanitation

NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4 pts Other

FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED

4 pts Food Temperature

PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

1 pts Sanitation

EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING: FIXTURES, BACKFLOW DEVICE, DRAINAGE

1 pts Pest Activity

PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING

MAR 18

2025

PASS 9 violations

2 pts Sanitation

# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

1 pts Sanitation

# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED

1 pts Other

# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED

1 pts Sanitation

# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR

1 pts Sanitation

# 34. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: ADEQUATE, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY USE, TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE

1 pts Sanitation

# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE

1 pts Other

# 38. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND ACCURATE

AUG 30

2023

FAIL 12 violations

4 pts Food Temperature

# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

2 pts Documentation & Training

# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION

1 pts Sanitation

# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY

Other

# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD

1 pts Sanitation

# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN

11 pts Pest Activity

# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS

4 pts Plumbing & Waste

# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE

Documentation & Training

# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

4 pts Sanitation

# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED

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