El Pollo Dorado

3070 Firestone Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280

Passed · Sep 29, 2025 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 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 2024.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Last inspected Sep 29, 2025: passed with 4 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned, cited 3 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Sep 29

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
  3. Passed Apr 29

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Jun 7

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible

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