El Pollo Loco

3500 Northgate Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95834

Passed · Oct 26, 2026 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 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 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 26, 2026: passed with 1 violation, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Hot and cold holding temperatures, cited 2 times.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 26

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Reheating procedures for hot holding
  3. Perfect Mar 12

    Reinspection

    No violations

  4. Passed Mar 9

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time as a public health control
    • Critical Hot and cold holding temperatures
  5. 2025
  6. Perfect Nov 5

    Reinspection

    No violations

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.

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