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El Pollo Loco #5994
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score92 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 3, 2025
- address9800 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pacoima 91331
Is El Pollo Loco #5994 clean?
El Pollo Loco #5994 is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Loco #5994?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED# 42. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, CLEANED
- 🚿plumbing acting up# 40. PLUMBING: PLUMBING IN GOOD REPAIR, PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- 🏷️food improperly labeled# 37. ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offcritical# 07. PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- ⚠️# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD# 50. IMPOUNDMENT OF UNSANITARY EQUIPMENT OR FOOD
When was El Pollo Loco #5994 last inspected?
El Pollo Loco #5994 has 2 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2023, averaging 94 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2025 | Grade A | 92 pts |
| December 9, 2023 | Grade A | 96 pts |
El Pollo Loco #5994 vs Arleta
Arleta runs 98% clean across 110 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 110 spots Cooked tracks in Arleta, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 April 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.