Love Letter Pizza & Chicken
15435 S Western Ave Ste 112, Gardena, CA 90249
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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 14, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 14
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used
- 2025
- Passed Apr 23
Routine Inspection
8 violations
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Food safety certification
- Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
- Minor No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
- Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
- Minor Food separated and protected
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- 2024
- Passed May 20
Owner Requested Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Passed May 9
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 2 critical
- Critical No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Permit suspension
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