Cooked?El Pollo Loco #5301
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score96 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2026 →
- address503 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles 90057
Is El Pollo Loco #5301 clean?
El Pollo Loco #5301 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on January 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Loco #5301?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was El Pollo Loco #5301 last inspected?
El Pollo Loco #5301 has 4 inspections on record going back to November 29, 2023, averaging 92 points.
January 8, 2026 A
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View full inspection →October 25, 2024 A
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View full inspection →September 27, 2024 B
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View full inspection →November 29, 2023 A
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View full inspection →El Pollo Loco #5301 vs Westlake
Westlake runs 95% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 383 clean, 15 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Westlake, this one comes out cleaner than 53% of them.
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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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily, but the authority publishes in batches, so a recent visit may not appear yet. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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