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Pepperlunch
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score83 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 23, 2025
- address6 W Main St, Alhambra 91801
Is Pepperlunch clean?
Pepperlunch is currently Grade B from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on April 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Pepperlunch?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION# 51. PERMIT SUSPENSION
- 🐀rodents, insects, or animals insidecritical# 23. NO RODENTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, OR ANIMALS
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
- ⚠️# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED# 39. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED AND STORED
- ⚠️# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED# 29. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED
- ⚠️# 49. SAMPLES COLLECTED# 49. SAMPLES COLLECTED
- ⚠️# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION# 01B. FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
When was Pepperlunch last inspected?
Pepperlunch has 3 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2024, averaging 84 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2025 | Grade B | 83 pts |
| March 27, 2025 | Grade B | 80 pts |
| March 13, 2024 | Grade A | 90 pts |
Pepperlunch vs City Of South Pasadena
City Of South Pasadena runs 97% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 5 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in City Of South Pasadena, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.