Hot Spicy Dip
18303 Colima Rd # A, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
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 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 17, 2025: passed with 8 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean, cited 3 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
- #9 in Rowland Heights's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Sep 17
Owner Requested Reinspection
8 violations
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Food separated and protected
- Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Passed Sep 4
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Minor Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
- Minor Food separated and protected
- Minor Hot water available
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- 2024
- Passed Jan 9
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Minor Multiple major critical violations /increased risk to public health
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Food separated and protected
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Permits available
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
- Minor Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
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