El Pollo Loco

9341 E Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241

Passed · Mar 6, 2025 Directions
94
Excellent BiteKarma score 94 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 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2024.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Last inspected Mar 6, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 6

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Apr 2

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hands clean and properly washed; gloves used properly
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around El Pollo Loco, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 89 Dirt Dog 200 ft
  2. 81 Dirt Dog Downey 200 ft
  3. 94 Bums 350 ft
  4. 76 Holding Downey Elks 350 ft
  5. 82 Raising Cane's 500 ft