Wow Cow Korean Barbecue

LA County Health

10632 LOWER AZUSA RD · EL MONTE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Failed most recent inspection (May 2026).

5 inspections on record since 2024 · Last inspected May 2026 · 14 violations violations in the last 12 months.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2026

Inspection history

MAY 1

2026

FAIL 12 violations

4 pts Other

TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS

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

Other

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

1 pts Sanitation

NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4 pts Other

FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED

1 pts Sanitation

EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY

1 pts Pest Activity

PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING

1 pts Other

NO UNAPPROVED SLEEPING QUARTERS

SEP 23

2025

PASS 2 violations

1 pts Sanitation

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

1 pts Sanitation

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

SEP 2

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 10 violations

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

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

Documentation & Training

# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED

11 pts Pest Activity

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

1 pts Sanitation

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

1 pts Pest Activity

# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING

1 pts Sanitation

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

2 pts Food Temperature

# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

1 pts Sanitation

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

1 pts Sanitation

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

MAY 3

2025

PASS 2 violations

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED

APR 4

2024

PASS 6 violations

1 pts Sanitation

# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED

1 pts Pest Activity

# 43. PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

# 30. FOOD PROPERLY STORED; FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED

1 pts Food Temperature

# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN

1 pts Employee Hygiene

# 25. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HAIR RESTRAINTS

2 pts Documentation & Training

# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION

Public inspection records from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-09-06. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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