Cooked?El Pollo Loco
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score97 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 23, 2026 →
- address1939 Verdugo Blvd, La Canada Flintridge 91011
Is El Pollo Loco clean?
El Pollo Loco is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Loco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
- ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
- ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
When was El Pollo Loco last inspected?
El Pollo Loco has 5 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2023, averaging 95 points.
April 23, 2026 A
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View full inspection →November 21, 2024 A
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View full inspection →May 28, 2024 A
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View full inspection →October 16, 2023 A
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View full inspection →El Pollo Loco vs La Crescenta-Montrose
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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 April 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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