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El Pollo Loco # 5386
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score97 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
- address1260 N Vine St, Los Angeles 90038
Is El Pollo Loco # 5386 clean?
El Pollo Loco # 5386 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Loco # 5386?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTEDFOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USEEQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS: STORAGE AND USE
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEANFLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
When was El Pollo Loco # 5386 last inspected?
El Pollo Loco # 5386 has 3 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2024, averaging 96 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | Grade A | 97 pts |
| January 16, 2025 | Grade A | 96 pts |
| April 29, 2024 | Grade A | 95 pts |
El Pollo Loco # 5386 vs Little Armenia
Little Armenia runs 97% clean across 289 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 9 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 289 spots Cooked tracks in Little Armenia, this one comes out cleaner than 62% 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.
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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.