Sam's Peruvian Restaurant

235 E Rowland Ave, Covina, CA 91723

Passed · Sep 24, 2025 Directions
95
Excellent BiteKarma score 95 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2023.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Last inspected Sep 24, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Sep 24

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
  3. Passed Feb 24

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Signs posted; last inspection report available
    • Minor Food separated and protected
  4. 2023
  5. Passed Dec 28

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Sam's Peruvian Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 81 The Bagelry Covina Same address
  2. 88 Restaurant Yashima 50 ft
  3. 96 Yashima Japanese Restaurant 50 ft
  4. 82 Mauricio's Mexican Food Pizza Cantina 50 ft
  5. 86 Golden Burger 200 ft