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El Pollo Loco Inc
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score94 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 16, 2025
- address18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge 91330
Is El Pollo Loco Inc clean?
El Pollo Loco Inc is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Loco Inc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEANFLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
- ⚠️SIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLESIGNS POSTED; LAST INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USEADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANNON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLEADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
When was El Pollo Loco Inc last inspected?
El Pollo Loco Inc has 4 inspections on record going back to April 1, 2025, averaging 96 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2025 | Grade A | 94 pts |
| August 26, 2025 | Grade A | 93 pts |
| June 10, 2025 | Grade A | 100 pts |
| April 1, 2025 | Grade A | 96 pts |
El Pollo Loco Inc vs Northridge
Northridge runs 99% clean across 388 tracked restaurants — 383 clean, 5 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 388 spots Cooked tracks in Northridge, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 December 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.