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Dickey's Barbecue Pit
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score84 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 5, 2023
- address18742 Soledad Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91351
Is Dickey's Barbecue Pit clean?
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 5, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Dickey's Barbecue Pit?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
- 🌡️thermometers missing# 36. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️# 22. SEWAGE AND WASTEWATER PROPERLY DISPOSED# 22. SEWAGE AND WASTEWATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical# 14. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: CLEAN AND SANITIZED
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🍽️food left unprotected# 26. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED, FROZEN FOOD MAINTAINED FROZEN
When was Dickey's Barbecue Pit last inspected?
Dickey's Barbecue Pit has 1 inspection on record going back to September 5, 2023, averaging 84 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2023 | Grade B | 84 pts |
Dickey's Barbecue Pit vs Placerita Canyon
Placerita Canyon runs 98% clean across 141 tracked restaurants — 138 clean, 3 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 141 spots Cooked tracks in Placerita Canyon, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Placerita Canyon
How Los Angeles grades restaurants
Los Angeles County posts a letter placard in the window, and unlike New York the score runs the friendly way: higher is better. 90 to 100 points earns an A, 80 to 89 a B, and anything below that a C. The county inspects roughly every six months to a year depending on risk, and a failed inspection can close a kitchen until it is fixed. Because LA’s scores are final at the time of inspection — there is no pending window — a letter can be read straight off the score when the placard field is blank.
Source: LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health via LA County Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 5, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.