Cooked?El Pollo Peruano
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score93 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 17, 2024 →
- address139 E Lomita Blvd, Carson 90745
Is El Pollo Peruano clean?
El Pollo Peruano is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on September 17, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Pollo Peruano?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 21A. HOT WATER AVAILABLE
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirty# 27. FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🛠️gear not up to code# 35. EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS - APPROVED; INSTALLED; CLEAN; GOOD REPAIR, CAPACITY
When was El Pollo Peruano last inspected?
El Pollo Peruano has 2 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2024, averaging 94 points.
September 17, 2024 A
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View full inspection →January 17, 2024 A
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View full inspection →El Pollo Peruano vs Harbor City
Harbor City runs 98% clean across 82 tracked restaurants — 80 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 82 spots Cooked tracks in Harbor City, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 September 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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