Update: “We’re doing remodeling, cleaning up over a violation we got from our Health Department here. They’re doing strict work — good, good for the community, good for the business owners,” said Carlos Lopez, manager of the La Cocina Bar and Grill’s Seco Canyon Road location.
“We got caught with a couple cockroaches in the storage area, one in the ceiling. Nothing we couldn’t do. We have merchandise on a daily basis coming in, fresh food, fresh everything. We got the issue addressed, we got it (taken) care of, doing our best. Now, taken a negative deal into a positive. Decided to do some upgrades in the kitchen, knockdown some walls, remodel a little bit. Do a full thorough clean of the the establishment.”
Lopez said the restaurant should reopen Friday.
“There’s no vermin. There’s not rats, There’s no anything,” he said. “I would be more than glad to show you around our facility.”
The notice of closure, taped to the window of the 28022 Seco Canyon Rd. La Cocina location, was effective Sept. 1.
Calls to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health have not been returned.
The Notice of Closure sign was no longer posted as of Sept. 3.
The second La Cocina location, at 28076 Bouquet Canyon Rd., is not affected.
A third La Cocina is being constructed on Golden Valley Road and Sierra Highway.
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372 Comments
They found one cockroach…..that’s it.
Where there’s one, there is always more.
There’s NEVER just one.
There is NO such thing as ONE cockroach.
It was in a taco.
The article says vermin. Roachs are not vermin.
That’s the problem, “vermin” makes us think rodents….cockroaches are also vermin. “A spokesperson at the Santa Clarita District Surveillance and Enforcement office of the Los Angeles County Health Department said that violation and closure was a result of an inspector finding a single cockroach in the restaurant during an inspection on Tuesday. No other vermin were observed at the time.” eatscv.com
LOL LA COCHINA!
Heather Flebbe Liliana Pinto
Eddie Sorensen
Wendy Medeiros
Found one…but where there is one; there are many ?
Better to be safe and close to do pest maintenance
Hmmmm. ONLY one? Wonder who ate the rest….
Good one
LOL
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Liza Uriarte Bill Uriarte
I don’t go to that one. It’s gross. I like the one on Bouquet Canyon
Sandra Carreno Angela Bistrain look
Katie Mitchell I saw this last night, i prefer the other location on Bouquet thankfully :)
Ok good :) I just wanted to make sure you heard because I know you eat there :)
We just ate at the Bouquet one last Friday
Sonia Torres lol wont be going there
WOW. I think we only went there once for drinks,i never acutally ate there.
Lol.. Vermin lol
Im sure its not the only place that has vermin
Lol crunchy tacos.. Lol
EWW your are gross. hold the protein ha ha ha
Lmao.. Chicken or beef.. Lol
Omg Pablo Huerta donde trabajaba tio lo cerraron
Ewwe
Jose Jr Castrellon Jennifer Castrellon Mando Valles
Yuk
Where there is 1 there are hundreds more hiding .
Yvette Gonzalez your moms favorite Jamie Nudie
That’s the other location. Not the one we got to. LOL
Have you ever heard of ONE ROACH? these pests hide from the sunlight and from people so if a health inspector saw ONE during the day imagine how it is at night when its dark and no one is there? One female roach can lay 500 eggs! ??
Gil Castro
Rats or cockroaches
Tifane Bosstick ?
Tifane Bosstick ?
Georgia Moore-Brown
Michael Jay Solis sound familiar?!
gross ?
Ashley Farnsworth London
Anna Alex
Omg gross!
Nasty!
Gina Meneley
Wow!
Would the health department really close for just 1?
Yes. The Health Department has a short list of things that force food service places to close their doors until they’re dealt with.
From what I’m hearing, a single roach was the issue. The problem with roaches is that there’s very rarely only one running around.
They won’t be closed for good, just until the problem is taken care of and the Health Department deems it alright to open again.
Thank you Sophie Sidky for having an educated answer its actually nice to hear!
There’s never only one….
They only close if there is an infestation of vermin. Now they may have seen only 1 but probably found a lot of droppings!
I have known the whole family for 15years that own the restaurant it is already being taken care of so instead of everyone running around listening to a bunch of idiotic stories find out the truth. With that I’m done with this!
VERMIN – is mice, yikes!
Eddie Sorensen I am sure the family that owns the restaurant are great people. We are very clean and have had tons of ants, flies and even some rats in our backyard garden. It is that time of year! I am sure once the problem is handled things will be fine. My hats off to your friends and their fine restaurant!
Vermin is NOT just mice, Bill MIchaelis. Vermin refers to disease-carrying rodents, birds, AND insects.
Casey Bassett
Anthony Reed
Phil Goff
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They’ll get the place exterminated. Those cockroaches can come in on grocery bags, etc. Probably on a delivery. It happens. It’ll be fixed.
Yummy
Angie Nonenmacher And that’s why I don’t eat there! Unclean
It was one cockroach! They’re very clean! I love them and their margaritas! Lol when are we riding bikes!?!
Never because you are now unclean from eating there
The tequila sterilizes me! Haha
There goes many people’s spot
OMG! Susy Salas ?
I saw this!! They’re building another off golden valley
Denise Dickinson Julie Dickinson Brad Dickinson
I hate that one… its always gross. The one on plum is so much better.
Kerin Kray
Melanie Fessinger Dulce Jeannette
Nancy Hanks, a most read.
Figures.
Haha and this place is always packed even though it’s Mexican food for gringos.
i thought a convenience/gas station was being put it in at sierra and golden which is bad enough but certainly don’t need a restaurant there. It is too residential area to place a restaurant in the middle of.
Wtf does that have to do with shutting die the best place in Santa Clarita! ?
First, thanks for feeling the need to curse at a total stranger. Second, did you read the article? If you had and put your reading comprehension skills to use, you would have realized I was referring to the part in the article where it mentions the new location La Cocina is building. Third, if you truly feel that La Cocina is the best place in town, then may I suggest you expand your culinary travels of the city. We have plenty of fine restaurants where you will be served more than dressed up taco bell. And lastly, the restaurant was never shut die it was shut DOWN or temporarily closed. The article mentions they are already making the necessary repairs.
??????? ??Omg that was just too funny! Well put Heidi !
At least the GVH teachers will have a close place to eat!
Jennifer Chappell Stroud Dawn Baber John Chappell Kyle Stroud Zack Stroud
Thank god thats not MY LaCo!
David De La Torre !! Where we gonna get good micheladas at ??!!
Vanessa Campos is that where we went?????
AmandAnton Domingo
Dude. This is awful. Haha
Yes! I liked that place lol
Me 3!!! Lol
That is so nasty, Kitty there is never just one, get a grip there is never just one they hide in the dark there is always in infestation of roaches. Rats or roaches they are both nasty and they need to be shut down thats what they get for not been clean. Maybe other restaunts need to learn to stay clean so they won’t be shut down.
Until you have the truth or an educated answer stop! Your sounding rediculous!
How am I suppose to be rediculouse when it state why it was shut down and everyone else is making comments on the post also. If people want to have a an restaurant they need to keep the places clean thats partly why the Health Departments come out an inspect and give letter Grades. So how am I been rediculous. Read what SCVTV put and maybe you will understand what people are saying negative things. U need to learn to educate yourself. People can get sick like that.
Sorry Eddie, but if you’re going to call someone out for sounding “rediculous” Spell check “ridiculous” and then use the correct form of the word “your” vs “you’re” otherwise you too sound ridiculous.
See Eddie I can spell just like you and it does look ridiculous lol. Thank you Susan for correcting it.
This place is awful anyways. ??
Paul Davidson
I guess I will be able to get a good parking spot now….?
Liberty Padre Madison Megna
:(
Dominique lol your story of cockroach in albondigas
Tray White ?
But the alcohol is sealed so the margaritas are still good!
Jenna Hauss
I know huh?? Well the beer comes straight from the tap!!
Amen to that! ?
Uh oh. Christin DeMaio Gillis
Jessica Barnes
Amber Hammett
Yea saw this! Luckily it’s not the one we were just at ???
Casey Bassett Lisa Juliana this is nooooo bueno!!
I always wondered why they kept it so dark in there.
Luis Esperon
Devon Caddy AManda Ruby Villalobos
Kristina Dubberke where are you going to eat now???
They should’ve called John Taffer of Bar Rescue.
Ewwwww
Im glad I didn’t frequent the place. I think I went there twice.
Stephanie Anderson ?????
Nicole Marie Worden
Skylar showed me, we are going somewhere else now, what are the chances
Oh okay! just making sure!
Alexander Saenz
Vanessa Guevara Danielle Renee Guevara Cindy Guevara Baca
Omg! I’m so sick right now :(
Antonio Argueta
Shawn Buss!!!
Sandra Andrews ??
That place is DISGUSTING!
You couldn’t pay me to eat there ! ??
Tabitha Imperial
I know Joyce, I saw this. Yuck! That’s my kids and my favorite :(( hopefully it’s not as bad as everyone thinks and will be extra clean after this. Ugggg!
Kerin, and I thought, “damn, that’s her favorite lunch place”
Kerin, go to Presidente! Its better! :)
Trevor Thordarson Mandi Thordarson
that explains the 55 minute wait at Plum Canyon
A.J. Castillo ?
Nope lol
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Brenda Bee
No! That’s were I get my mechiladas
Diane Mendoza
?omg what will we do now for margaritas
To all of you saying “eeww” etc.. Best place to eat in Santa Clarita it’s called HOME. Yes your own kitchen..
Your talking to white chicks they don’t know what that means. LOL
Oh dayuuuuuuuuum!!!?
Apparently no one has ever worked in food service. EVERY restaurant has some type of pest……yes even Mastro’s
Francisco Herrera Luis Moya
POR QUEEEEEEE?!????!
Candace Spencer no!!!
Nooooooo!!! Jesse Patterson
Jessica Tondreau Hannah Marckley Sandra Jane Simonet Stephanie Berke Courtney Belsheim Devin Ebert
Austyn Muir you fav place
Mary Tondreau Leo Tondreau Stephanie Alfaro Hobbs
Gail Schwartz Berke
Disgusting
Ah a little cock roach adds some protein ?
As long as it isn’t Las Delicias, we’re good
Susan Krieg Yamaoka. EWWWW!
While we’re on the subject of Mexican food. We moved here not too long ago and are looking for a really good Mexican food restaurant. That’s our favorite food. Any recommendations?
Maria bonita/margaritas
Las Delicias. Can’t beat hole in the wall tacos
Tracy here: Being Mexican myself and raised on home cooked meals, I really like Dario’s in Newhall.
Maria barffrita . Hell no . Go to casa Vejia of Soledad !!! THE BEST and I grew up going to la Cocina .
I have see Maria Bonita and Las Delicias but I haven’t tried them. i’ll have to go.
So far Casa Vieja is our favorite. We literally eat there every Friday. But I was just wondering about other ones. But we LOVE Casa Vieja!!
Ondrea Patrice Le Vang
Eric Rodriguez ?
Heather Hessing Christopher Garcia
Natalia JaureguiLiinda Dominguez whhhaaaatt!!!!!
Tara Tara Plum kc Kc Plum
The location on bouquet is gonna be extra busy now
Larry Lopez
Lindsey Linares ?
I know I saw it last night!! Rats! Ive seen rats run up and down Pams donuts donut lines. Naazztty
Taylor Erranova Danny Irving
Yes I saw this morning… I think the one on plum will still be open though…
Nasty!!
Honestly it’s not uncommon at all.
Oh no!
Lourdes Wan Leon sabe algo?
I thought my black beans were moving on my plate lol
Keith H. Moore Richard E. Espinoza
No Debra Bach this seco we are at bouquet.
I always thought of vermin as mice/rats. Either way it will probably be super clean now.
Alex Iglesias
Why people are so mean, people love the food there for years, is just one incident and everyone is talking about, all the places are the same, love the place and I’ll keep going when they reopen, stay home if your houses are so clean
This can & does happen a lot in the restaurant business. Where there is food, there are rodents, vermin etc. Its not like they found vermin in the food. I’m sure you have all had experiences with some type of unwelcome visitor in your home, i.e. Ants, roaches, mice, rats, etc. The best time to eat at La Cocina will be when they are able to open their doors back up. Guaranteed the varmints are gone for a while.
Brittany Lauren Reph
Soo glad I never liked this place & ate there only once & never went back. Ugh!!
What do you think give food the flavor? Now its going to suck
Kyle Stroud Darian White Emily Hart
Pamela Vargas
Cherilyn Teague Noack
Health department shouldn’t have to tell you to quit being dirty bastards! That’s a cop out statement! Cockroaches primarily come from the sewer system! Meaning where ever they walk so is the poop! Make sure plumbing tight! And look at shipments to the store! Although not likely the cause………… a place to look.
Not true. Cockroaches can hide in the crevices of grocery sacks, boxes, etc. This can/does happen to many places. They are taking the measures to get rid of the problem. I, for one, will be glad to see them re-open so I can go back!
Yes ! I under stand and this is why I said look at deliveries?! You dump truck! That said yes it’s true! But they mutual originate from some where! Where and the f! $@ u think they come from? I spend everyday seeing this ! Educate yourself before speaking please! I’ve not seen many box, or bag manufacturers with a cockroach problem with invaders on the line! There’s no food!
They come out of the dark sewer in search of food!
And measures taken is pest control with a side of clean! Roaches only show up in filth. Everyone knows this you dirty bird!
Yeah Gayle Vogel you’re an idiot!!! Lol
Gayle Vogel educate yourself!!!
Dump truck……lol
Get over it people! Cockroaches are everywhere! And in some countries people eat them.
“You dirty bird”!! Lmao!!!! ??
Amy Padovich
Sounds good.
Cindy Davis-Dulaney
well let me know when it reopens for I could go back
Andrew Michael
Aye!
They anticipate opening tomorrow but that is not for sure
Overrated food, but good
I’m sorry, but they need to do more than remodel. I loved going here to hang out with friends….until more than once they served me a salad that ran brown water…..c’mon!
Celeste Campos Sandra Reynosa WTH!?
Never liked this place. I’ve only been once ever. This is the one over off copperhill. But they are putting a 3rd one off Sierra Hwy. it’s popular out here but I’d rather have homemade mescan food!
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Never liked this place anyway
I always wanted to try it… I guess now I won’t be ❌❌❌
Nope. One day we will go to Dario’s in Newhall. Way more authentic!
This does it for me, I have never eaten there but with this violation, that makes my decision a “no way”. I can’t stomach knowing there was roaches!!! Sorry.
I hate to break it to you.. every restaurant has roaches. Where there is food there is roaches. Your house may not have them but that’s because you don’t have tons of opened food laying out for 12hrs a day. I’m sure you keep everything put away and sealed.
Hate to break it to you vermon are rats and mice
Yes, but vermin is a generic term for small creatures. Health department confirmed 1 roach found. And yes, all restaurants have and have had them.
Cockroaches are vermin as well. Look it up.
Wow
Ewww
Never been a big fan of LA Cocina. That’s why we go to Maria Bonitas
Try casa lupita in castaic it’s great
Dario’s in Newall is my preference.
We usually go to their other la Cocina up off rye canyon and bouquet because this one is so crowded, but now I’m wondering what kind of bugs they might have in the other location ! Yuk !!!
It’s plum canyon and bouquet canyon
Yeah thanks
Wrong canyon
Lol I was going to correct too
Jason Jordan
Really, you get closed down over a couple of roaches……its gotta be more than that?
Maybe it was a couple of roaches in the health inspectors burrito Sharon!!?
It is! They are dirty! Only reason Roaches appear!
Either way! 1 roach is to many!
Last time I looked vermon was rats and mice roaches are insects
I just know that vermin isn’t a good side dish !
David, look up “vermin” in the dictionary. Roaches are vermin unless you are keeping them as pets.
Donovan, they probably had hundreds of roaches. There are dozens more for every one you see.
David, don’t listen to obnoxious people telling others to ” look up ” words . You’re right it’s more than cockroaches.
Or go on the LA County Public Health website and get the facts (see bullet point #2…cockroaches are vermin!)
I can’t imagine one restaurant out here or anywhere that does not have something wrong. They will get it cleaned up and all will be fine once again. It is a good restaurant that has been in business for a long time. Of course all the people that say they will never go back again will make for a shorter wait time!! That is a good thing!!
What people don’t realize is that 99% of all restaurants have cockroaches. They are a hard species to get rid of.
Thank you!
It says on the notice closed because of vermon i thought vermon were rats and mice roaches are insects
I believe it is a generic term for critters that should not be indulging in chips and salsa!
Look it up Nd by the wsy why is this the only restaurant that has been shut down if their was only one roach i work with the heath dept alot for them to close this place it was serios
From what remember it has to be an infestation to be closed down
I realize people really like the place because of the owners and the people that work there but anybody that’s worked in the restaurant industry or with the health department knows that is very serious to close a restaurant down and to downplay the health department and say they were picking on la cocina for one cockroach is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard I can’t believe people are actually going with that
David Jensen…I agree with you. I ate there awhile back since my friends love that place and I ended up with mild food poisoning. That was my first and last time there. I have eaten at the other La Cocina (Bouquet/Plum Cyn) and had no issues.
Great reply Virginia, won’t stop us going!
Meh, I’ve ate in Iraq… That place has nothing on Iraq. I’m not worried…
newsflash…i have found mice in my garage that is attached to my kitchen…i have french doors that let crickets into my family room. i have found cockroaches brought in on the bottoms of cardboard boxes….when i noticed my unwanted guests, i sprayed the bugs & set traps for the mice….it is NOT the end of the world
Kenna Marie Brooks Elijah Brooks
Taking down every “Bar & Grill” restaurant at a time….SCV is no fun! ??? One of my favorites was Tilted Kilt until it closed because it wasn’t “Family Oriented”.
It closed cause it wasn’t making enough money!
And Varsity shut it doors too that place sucked
Rumor was because it wasn’t Family Friendly.
Vermin are not cockroaches !!! Vermin means rats !!! We are not stupid, dont treat us like we don’t understand the meaning of vermin !!
No vermon is a universal word for living creatures. Good for owners out there that there’s a certain ignorance.
For crying out loud people! They serve and store food. Critters are attracted to food. Its not my favorite but my hubby loves it and will be right back when they reopen. It’s a family run small business that has good food and great prices. Stop being so critical! I’m sure it will be cleaner then ever once reopened.
Gus Gus Ramirez
I saw that bro. I won’t be eating there anytime soon lol
Cockroaches are not vermin. This is looks more like a rat issue.
Cockroaches are vermin. They are filthy and spread disease. Please use your dictionary or Google if you are unclear on the meaning of a word.
This was a rat issue !!! Don’t listen to know it alls who tell others to get dictionaries !! Why does she know she know so much about vermin ???
I love how they posted the sign at first on the door that said they were closed due to a plumbing issue. I eat out probably 5 or more times a week. This place is off my list
They are clearly not telling us the truth
Looks like a plumbing issue in July. And yes, cockroaches are considered vermin!
Call it whatever you want, crappy service, crappy parking, crappy bugs
3 strikes and…..well you know
Carlos I’ll be back that’s for damn sure
Me too!! Can’t keep me away! Lol
Holy Crap!!!! Deuel and Hunter.
Will be back soon! Excellent Food As Always.
Omg. That’s crazy.
Jessica Calderon-Gonzalez
They won’t shut u down for a couple of roaches .. It must of been an on going roach problem…. Never been there…. and I will never go for sure …
Omg. I always eat there
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Anyone know how long they have been closed..??
My other post was deleted not sure why all I said was that there food is in no way authentic or good . And it takes a lot for it to be be closed down this is just nasty
Ashleigh Sacks
Stacy Hartmann , maybe you already saw it?
I never just seen a couple cockroaches.. If there’s one there’s a million !!
? Bree Rodriguez
Ahh man I’m gonna miss their rat burritos!
Andrea Galindo
That’s the one on the other side not plum lol
Still best Mexican food in SCV! Great when they reopen maybe it won’t be as crowded – you nay sayers stay away!
I do not share the same idea. Bad service.
We haven’t gone there in a long time – long waits, questionable dishes, etc.. We won’t be back either after seeing this. And, yes we have been multiple times to this location as well as the other off Bouquet/Plum Canyon too.
Cockroaches, rats, mice, fleas, lice, bedbugs, etc – any pests or nuisance animals that are hard to control are all considered vermin! Google it if you don’t believe me.
Rosy Selena Bloom Vanessa Bloom
Marina Telles – you are incorrect cockroaches are considered vermin
my son and his friend were there last week….there was a piece of metal that looked like a paper clip in their chips!!!!! Doubt he will ever go back.
The name is La Cockroacha?? Oh no
Sonia – don’t you really like this place?
I go to the one on plum ?
My dads friend owns these restaurants
Gumi really? I initially had an issue with one of the managers at one on plum he was an ass
Typical SC restaurants…. Lame
Yeah right, couple of cockroaches! When it reopens it should be called “La Cochina”
Bahahahahahahahahahaha
Eric Gelpi
Sonia Yera
Vermin isn’t cockroaches.
Look up vermin online. It’s also pests and insects
Yeah john just did. Ok my bad. Still gross.
Omgggg!
Juan Palomino
Anthony Hernandez
If you are doing some remodeling try and make this place a lot bigger and put some more lights in there it intends to be a little bit to dark..
Bigger parking lot!
That way you can’t see the roaches
Tamara Haley. did you see this?
Never liked la cocina
Me either
Amanda Pugliese
Bahahaha oopies! Natasha Ford
Lol it was still good
Carlos G. Castillo yummy
All kinds if RATS run through there
I’d still go!
Noooooo!!!!?? I need my cadilacs sooo good drinks
Marissa Eaves Mills
The Health Department will shut down for just one Roach that is dead on the floor, cause the pest control company did its job! They are sometimes very crazy and unpredictable! This closing is such a non-issue, and I feel it unfortunate and unfair that SCV TV has nothing better than this to report on! This type of negative exposure can only hurt a reputable business! If the rest of you want to believe that you wouldn’t eat at a restaurant with Roaches then you should never go out to eat again, because every restaurant has them at some point!
And now that bell cannot be unrung. Thanks Santa Clarita News….good work.
I was just there last week Eww
Carlos Antonio
Everyone loves your place.
Hang in there LaCo!!!!!! We’ll be right there waiting for doors to open!
LA Cochina!
Aide Rios
Omg went there tonight and they were closed. Thought they were doing some deep cleaning but I guess not
Fernando Ballesteros your spot
Thats the seco one, we straight lol plum cyn still roachless!?
You think
Marcie Rivas
Veronica Elizabeth
I know! My friend called me to tell me too! But this isn’t the one we go to. We go to the one on Bouquet.
Oh this is the one close to us? :(
Yea! I’ve never been to that one. We stick to the one on Bouquet, we love them!
Small town problem LOL Where WILL I get my taco?!!!
Well now maybe I can get a table without having to wait two hours! :)
didnt it just open
Too much competition haters !!! If u been a hit everyone will be back ?
Never liked the food here anyways. To bad there is no real Mexican food restaurant here in SCV
I agree. Give Dario’s a Newhall a try. More authentic than La Cocina for sure!
Hubert Cheng
Morgan Turton
They were caught having Vermin in the kitchen, not cockroaches !!! RATS!!
Terrible food ! Not the best in SCV,that’s for sure
Nick Padilla
Chris JPalma ?
Brandi Soliz
It’s a great restaurant run by people that take a lot of pride in their business …. Granted they can’t keep an eye on everything and everyone, but if something is ever wrong with your food they will more than compensate and rectify with their staff ….. Their food is beyond authentic and they test and serve their dishes at home first.
…. Not many restaurant owners like them …. Very hands on!
You can always pick out what you don’t want to eat and set it aside .
Get a life people you will find roaches in every fu#&ing restaurant
Jcv Herrera
I still crave that place, 8-years later :)
Alyssa Gaudioso this wont stop me
Glad it wasn’t the one on Bouquet. It’s one of our favorite places to eat. Did you know there’s an “acceptable” amount of vermin in the ratings?
No way
I’ve eaten there before and I will eat there again. Who cares?