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20 restaurants whose inspection record put them at a Spotless Score of 7 or below — Mixed Record or worse. Public health inspection data. Ordered by score, lowest first.

MARGARITA JONES MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1.3/10
Grade Cscore 70HUNTINGTON PARK
MARGARITA JONES MEXICAN RESTAURANT

A large Huntington Park Mexican restaurant whose latest visit produced a C grade, a permit suspension, and a long list of critical findings.

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BELL CHEVRON FOOD MARKET
1.4/10
Grade Cscore 70BELL GARDENS
BELL CHEVRON FOOD MARKET

A Bell Gardens convenience mart whose latest visit collapsed from years of A grades into a C with multiple major critical violations.

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CHINESE TASTE
1.4/10
Grade Cscore 74AZUSA
CHINESE TASTE

A small Azusa Chinese spot whose long A-grade streak collapsed into a June 2025 C and permit suspension over sanitation failures.

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GUADALUJARA INN
1.4/10
Grade Cscore 72BELL
GUADALUJARA INN

A high-risk Bell mainstay whose September 2025 visit pulled a C and 72, breaking a previous run of A grades.

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JADE SIAM
1.4/10
Grade Cscore 73HUNTINGTON PARK
JADE SIAM

A Thai kitchen in Huntington Park whose December 2025 visit collapsed to a C and a permit suspension after two prior A grades.

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EL GLOBO BAKERY #2
1.4/10
Grade Cscore 75MONTEBELLO
EL GLOBO BAKERY #2

This Montebello bakery's May 2025 inspection brought a C (75) and a permit suspension, reversing a brief A last fall.

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NANKING
1.5/10
Grade Cscore 34Queens
NANKING

This Queens Indian kitchen carries a C grade, rat evidence on back-to-back inspections, and 26 critical violations on file.

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BELLAMAR MARKET
1.5/10
Grade Cscore 74LOS ANGELES
BELLAMAR MARKET

This high-risk Los Angeles market slid from back-to-back A grades into a July 2025 C with a 74 score and permit suspension.

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EL POLLO INKA
1.5/10
Grade Cscore 70GARDENA
EL POLLO INKA

This high-volume Peruvian rotisserie in Gardena slid from back-to-back A grades to a July 2025 C with a permit suspension.

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J.E. BAKERY
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 36Bronx
J.E. BAKERY

A Bronx bakery whose recent inspections show a slide from B to C, with mice evidence and repeated temperature and sanitation lapses.

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CALIBELLA BAKERY
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 48Brooklyn
CALIBELLA BAKERY

A Latin American bakery whose grades have slid from A to B to C over two years, with mice cited on the last two visits.

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Q MARQET
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 65Manhattan
Q MARQET

A Manhattan all-day café whose inspection file trends the wrong way, culminating in a 65-point C citing temperature abuse and a live animal on premises.

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NEW WOKS KITCHEN
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 36Queens
NEW WOKS KITCHEN

A Queens Chinese kitchen with a rough recent record: two C grades, a 2025 DOHMH closure, and repeated mouse citations.

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NEW HO WAH
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 43Queens
NEW HO WAH

A Queens Chinese mainstay whose 2025 DOHMH closure and 2026 C grade with rat and mice findings undercut its long tenure.

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COUNTRY RANCH MARKET
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 79LOS ANGELES
COUNTRY RANCH MARKET

A high-risk Los Angeles market whose long A-grade streak collapsed to a C in November 2025 amid temperature, plumbing and vermin citations.

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PAULS KITCHEN
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 73LOS ANGELES
PAULS KITCHEN

A long-running LA diner whose latest visit slumped to a C (73) after years of A's, with a closure-tier permit suspension on file.

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LA PLAYA RESTAURANT
1.6/10
Grade Cscore 78LOS ANGELES
LA PLAYA RESTAURANT

A Pasadena-area small-seat spot whose record swung from a 90/A in 2024 to a 78/C with a permit suspension in August 2025.

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JIMMY JOHN'S SANDWICH SHOP
1.7/10
Out of BusinessChicago
JIMMY JOHN'S SANDWICH SHOP

A Greek Orthodox church special-event kitchen whose spring run logged two failed inspections before stringing together four clean passes.

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GINZA BOWL
1.7/10
Grade Cscore 73POMONA
GINZA BOWL

Pomona sushi-bowl spot whose August 2025 inspection dropped it from an A to a C with 18 critical violations and a permit suspension.

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FROMINS DELI
1.7/10
Grade Cscore 77SANTA MONICA
FROMINS DELI

Santa Monica deli that slid from an A in February 2024 to a C with permit suspension in August, citing rodent and sanitation lapses.

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